William H. SmithAssociateK&L Gates LLPWebsitewww.klgates.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail206-370-5795 Professional Biography Will Smith is an associate in the firm’s Seattle office. More Legal and Business Bylines From William H. Smith Chancery Court Dismisses Uber Derivative Suit for Failure to Make Demand or Plead Demand Futility - (Posted On Wednesday, October 23, 2019) Chancery Court Rules Inequitable Conduct May Be Considered Within the Scope of a Section 225 Review - (Posted On Saturday, March 30, 2019) No Rummaging Required: Chancery Court Rules Form 10-K Adequate to Discharge Duty of Disclosure When Provided Conspicuously and Concurrently with Stockholder Proxy - (Posted On Thursday, December 27, 2018) Chancery Court Denies Appraisal Rights Where a Stockholders’ Agreement Requires that Stockholders Refrain from Appraisal Petition - (Posted On Tuesday, November 06, 2018) Chancery Court Awards Fees In Corporate Benefit Doctrine Case - (Posted On Monday, July 16, 2018) Chancery Court Grants Summary Judgment for Dissolution of Corporation owned 50% by Two Stockholders Where Judicial Admissions Establish Prerequisites for Intervention - (Posted On Wednesday, March 28, 2018) Class Action Dismissed as Demand was Not Excused as Futile; Plaintiff Failed to Allege Facts Sufficient to Establish that a Majority of the Board Faced Substantial Likelihood of Liability for Non-Exculpated Claims - (Posted On Wednesday, November 22, 2017) Chancery Court Defines De Novo Standard of Review for Appeals of Receiver's Decisions Disallowing Claims - (Posted On Tuesday, October 17, 2017) Chancery Court Holds that Express Merger Provisions Prevail Over Alleged Extra-Contractual Misrepresentations - (Posted On Friday, September 22, 2017) Even Languorous Litigation Must Abide Rule 12(B)(6), Chancery Court Holds - (Posted On Friday, August 04, 2017) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Mexico’s ‘Chair Law’ (‘Ley Silla’) Set to Take Effect in 2025: What Employers Need to Know by: Pietro Straulino-Rodriguez , Natalia Merino Moreno China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Statistical Data on Patent Licensing from 2019 – 2023 by: Aaron Wininger FTC Approves Final Order Against Seller of AI “Testimonial & Review” Service for Allegedly Providing Subscribers with Means to Generate Deceptive Reviews by: Richard B. Newman Cook County Employers: Time To Update Your Paid Leave Policies by: Alison B. Crane , Sarah J. Gasperini FTC Scrutinizing Healthcare Lead Generators and Marketers as Open Enrollment Begins by: Richard B. Newman Beltway Buzz, December 20, 2024 by: James J. Plunkett Final Regulations Released for Partnership Recourse Liabilities by: Kenneth C. Wang , Jared C. Kassan EPA Finalizes TSCA Risk Management Rules for PCE and TCE by: Mark N. Duvall , Ryan J. Carra Upcoming Events Jan 8 2025 Key Proposals in the CY2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule Jan 8 2025 Whistleblower Protections: Navigating Health Care Employment & Labor Rights Jan 14 2025 What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2025 Jan 15 2025 Healthy AI Roundtable Chicago Jan 31 2025 Mass Actions: Bankruptcies, MDLs, Class Actions & Harrington v. Purdue Feb 26 2025 MCLE Triple Play Print
