William H. SmithAssociateK&L GatesWebsitewww.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 District Court Grants Injunction of 2024 Overtime Rule Limited to State of Texas as Employer by: Allan S Bloom Texas Federal Court Delays Effective Date of the DOL’s New Overtime Rule as Applied to Texas as an Employer by: Keith E. Kopplin , Zachary V. Zagger June 28, 2024 Washington DC Beltway Buzz by: James J. Plunkett Good News for SALT Taxpayers? Supreme Court Overturns Federal Agency Deference by: Stephen P. Kranz , Diann Smith What Your Business Needs to Know About New State and Local Paid Leave Laws in Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois by: Alison B. Crane , Sarah J. Gasperini Upcoming Legal Education Events Oct 9 2024 Government Contracts Annual Update 2024 Sep 6 2024 2024 Employment Law Symposium Jul 9 2024 Regulation of the Use of AI by Financial Institutions Print