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== Litigation ==
Daniel Springer filed a lawsuit against DocuSign as the company claimed that he resigned, when he argued the resignation was fabricated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Research |first=Ironside |date=2023-05-02 |title=DocuSign: Boardroom Drama And Bloated Cost Keep Us Far, Far Away (NASDAQ:DOCU) {{!}} Seeking Alpha |url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4598741-docusign-boardroom-drama-bloated-cost-keep-us-far-away |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=seekingalpha.com |language=en}}</ref> ▼
In a 2016 case, it was found that a lawyer in Sacramento using exclusively DocuSign signatures had the signatures rendered invalid due to the legal requirements of a physical signature known as a wet signature (''see [[signature#Wet signatures]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Court Rejects DocuSign E-Signatures for Digital Authorization |url=https://www.cryptomathic.com/news-events/blog/us-court-rejects-docusign-e-signatures-as-method-to-provide-digital-authorization |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.cryptomathic.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
A [[Class action|class action lawsuit]] begain against DocuSign in 2022 over conduct by DocuSign from 2020-2021 that alleged the company misled investors and shareholders with false reporting. According to the initial complaint, DocuSign "failed to disclose the role the COVID-19 pandemic had on its growth, including the positive impact on DocuSign's business. [DocuSign] also downplayed the impact that a 'return to normal' would have on the Company's growth and business."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-03 |title=SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Robbins LLP Informs Investors of Class Action Against DocuSign, Inc. (DOCU) |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220103005149/en/SHAREHOLDER-ALERT-Robbins-LLP-Informs-Investors-of-Class-Action-Against-DocuSign-Inc.-DOCU |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DocuSign Hit With Derivative Suit Over Pandemic Demand Changes |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/docusign-hit-with-derivative-suit-over-pandemic-demand-changes |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=news.bloomberglaw.com |language=en}}</ref>
▲In 2023, the company's former CEO Daniel Springer filed a lawsuit against DocuSign.
== DocuSign IMPACT Foundation ==
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