Jennifer O'Hare
Professor of Law
Biography
Jennifer O鈥橦are joined the 草榴社区 Law faculty in 2000. Before that, she had been a member of the faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida.
O鈥橦are鈥檚 research focuses on the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, and, in particular, the securities fraud class action. More recently, she has been interested in the relationship between federal and state law in regulating securities fraud. Her articles have been published in, among other journals, the Alabama Law Review, the Cincinnati Law Review, the Ohio State Law Journal, the Pittsburgh Law Review, the University of Richmond Law Review听and the Wisconsin Law Review.
O鈥橦are received a BS degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD degree, with high honors, from the George Washington University School of Law. At George Washington, she was a member of the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Following law school, she practiced corporate and securities law for several years as an associate at the international law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue in New York.
At 草榴社区 Law, O鈥橦are teaches Business Organizations and several classes in securities regulation. She is also the co-director of the Business Law Concentration.
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Practice Experience
- Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (New York)
- Joined the faculty in 2000
Recent Publications
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A Short & Happy Guide to Securities Regulation, Book, West Academic Publishing2024
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Continuing Education for Directors of Public Companies, Article, Florida State University, May 2024
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Against Activist Cooperation Agreements, Article, Kentucky Law Journal , March 2024
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Corporate Governance Guidelines: How to Improve Disclosure and Promote Better Corporate Governance in Public Companies, Article, Florida State University Law Review, March 2022
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Article, Arizona Law School, May 2022
Recent Presentations
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'草榴社区 Summer Workshop Series', Don't Forget the "G" in ESG: The SEC and Corporate Governance Disclosure, 草榴社区 Charles Widger School of Law, 草榴社区, PA. August 2021
Office:听Rm 230, John F. Scarpa Hall
Phone:听610-519-7059
Fax:听610-519-5672
Courses and Seminars
- Business Organizations
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Securities Regulation
- Selected Problems in Securities Regulation
Education
- George Washington School of Law, JD
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, BS