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 2024 Title IX Regulation Update, Part 2: Section 106.2 Definitions by: Amanda T. Quan , Lisa Karen Atkins EPA Finalizes Major Power Plant Rules by: Paul Libus , Arthur "A.J." Singletary CFPB Announces Update in Continued War on Mortgage Servicing Junk Fees by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Complying with Rule 506(c): Investor Verification Methods Explained by: Troy Stevenson Kansas Enacts Earned Wages Access Law by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Upcoming Legal Education Events Jun 4 2024 FinTech and Securities Trading Platforms May 17 2024 Upon Further Review: A Look Back at the Last Year in the Third, Fourth, and D.C. Circuits May 15 2024 Capital Connect: Finance & Funding in Life Sciences May 14 2024 Harmonizing TSCA Consent Orders with OSHA HCS 2012 Print