Alena Smith

Alena Smith is an attorney in the Corporate and Commercial Litigation Practice Group. She practices in the areas of business litigation, chancery litigation, and commercial disputes.  

Prior to joining Morris James, Alena was a corporate litigation attorney at a well-respected Delaware law firm. She began her law career clerking for Resident Judge William L. Witham Jr.

In addition to her preeminent legal career, Alena also possesses her M.B.A degree from Villanova University Business School.

Experience:

• Corporate Governance
• Fiduciary Duty
• Proxy Contests
• Class Actions and Derivative Suits

Latest Blog Posts

Delaware Business Litigation Report

• Chancery Finds Stockholder Conferred a Substantial Corporate Benefit by Challenging the Joint Vote of Two Classes of Common Stock under Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL
• Chancery Reasons Rule 15(aaa) Does not Contemplate Moving to Amend After the Responsive Brief is Filed and Before the Court Rules on a Motion to Dismiss
• Chancery Grants Specific Performance For Release of Escrowed Funds, Rejects Sellers’ Representative’s Arguments to Withhold Funds As Inconsistent With Purchase Agreement’s Plain Language and the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
• Stockholder Lacks Standing to Enforce the Merger Agreement but May Be Able to Recover Lost Premium Through an Action for Damages