Alena Smith

2/19/2026 2:39:37 PM

Chancery Explains the Boundaries of Revlon and Aiding and Abetting in an Acquisition

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith K. Tyler O'Connell

Sjunde AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., C.A. No. 2022-1001-KSJM (Del. Ch. Oct. 2, 2025) In this decision, Chancellor McCormick...

2/12/2026 4:16:07 PM

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith K. Tyler O'Connell

RGIS Int’l Transition Holdco, LLC v. Retail Services WIS Corp., C.A. No. N21C-12-077 (CCLD) (Del. Super. Sept. 29, 2025) In a decision...

12/17/2025 6:53:08 PM

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith K. Tyler O'Connell

Rainbow Mountain, Inc. v Begeman, C.A. No. 2018-0403-PAF (Del. Ch. Aug. 25, 2025) In this case, the Court of Chancery concluded that a...

12/10/2025 6:47:37 PM

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith K. Tyler O'Connell

Solak v. Daniels, C.A. No. 2024-0857-MTZ (Del. Ch. July 11, 2025) The Court of Chancery converted the parties’ cross motions for judgment...

10/8/2025 6:56:07 PM

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith K. Tyler O'Connell

Ban v. Manheim, C.A. No. 2022-0768-JTL (Del. Ch. May 19, 2025) In this post-trial decision, the Court of Chancery held that a controlling...

10/2/2025 7:18:08 PM

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith Albert J. Carroll

Erste Asset Management GmbH v. Bernardo Hees, et al. C.A. No. 2023-1191 (Del. June 9, 2025) The Delaware Supreme Court reversed the...

9/15/2025 6:35:38 PM

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith Albert J. Carroll

Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Karp, C.A. No. 2023-0864-LWW (Del. Ch. April 25, 2025) The Court of Chancery dismissed a derivative...

9/10/2025 6:17:07 PM

By Albert H. Manwaring IV Alena Smith K. Tyler O'Connell

In re Santander Consumer USA Hldgs. Inc. S’holders’ Litig., C.A. No. 2022-0689-LWW (Del. Ch. Mar. 31, 2025) This class action challenged...