Omari Scott Simmons

George Washington University Law School

Professor of Law

DC

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

23

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4,073

TOTAL CITATIONS

5

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Scholarly Papers (23)

1.

Class Dismissed: Rethinking Socio-Economic Status and Higher Education Attainment

Arizona State Law Journal, Forthcoming, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 2267106
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 20 May 2013 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2022
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
Downloads 429 (147,541)
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education, socio-economic status, access, college, admissions, Fisher v. Texas, financial aid, loans, education reform, scholarships, class, affirmative action, preferences, social capital, markets, higher education act, GI Bill, Great Society, Morrill Act

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Lost in Transition: The Implications of Social Capital for Higher Education Access

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 42, 2010, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1785528
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2011
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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education, school, reform, no child left behind, civil rights, admissions, diversity, social capital, social justice, cooperative federalism, college, counseling, instruction, higher education, democratic,

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Innkeepers: A Unifying Theory of the In-House Counsel Role

Seton Hall Law Review, Vol. 41, p. 77, 2011, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1577907
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 26 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2011
Omari Scott Simmons and James D. Dinnage
George Washington University Law School and Villanova University Law School
Downloads 392 (163,105)
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general counsel, in-house counsel, corporate governance, corporations, business, transaction, compliance, ethics, legal profession

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Political Risk Management

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 64, 2022/2023, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 20 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2023
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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directors, boards, board of directors, enterprise risk management, ERM, ESG, corporate governance, risk, politics, corporate, political risk, shareholder, stakeholder, oversight, corporate law, regulation

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The Corporate Immune System: Governance from the Inside Out

University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 2263552
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 May 2013 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2013
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
Downloads 261 (252,191)
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corporate law, corporate governance, corporations, business, Dodd-Frank, executive compensation, general counsel, compliance, risk, directors, immune system, organization, new governance, operations, Delaware, SEC

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Delaware's Global Threat

Journal of Corporation Law (Forthcoming), Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 2586452
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 29 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2015
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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globalization, corporate law, corporations, Delaware, litigation, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, securities, governance, capital, court of chancery, courts, regulatory competition, reputation, shareholder, international arbitration

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Branding the Small Wonder: Delaware's Dominance and the Market for Corporate Law

University of Richmond Law Review, Forthcoming, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1085707
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 22 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2009
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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Taking the Blue Pill: The Imponderable Impact of Executive Compensation Reform

Southern Methodist University Law Review, Forthcoming, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1306602
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 25 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2009
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
Downloads 242 (271,983)

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pay, Delaware, credence, shareholder, public, executive compensation, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosure, regulation, rulemaking, administrative agency, congress, legislation, business, corporation, corporate governance, politics, political, search firm, consultant, managers

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Picking Friends from the Crowd: Amicus Participation as Political Symbolism

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2009, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1367801
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2014
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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politics, amicus, briefs, supreme court, constitution, civil rights, interest groups, courts, stakeholders, legitimacy, institutions, justices

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The Federal Option: Delaware as a De Facto Agency

Washington Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
Downloads 156 (407,355)

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corporations, regulation, law, directors, shareholders, officers, Delaware, governance, ESG, stakeholders, business

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Chancery’s Greatest Decision: Historical Insights on Civil Rights and the Future of Shareholder Activism

Washington and Lee Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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shareholder, activism, civil rights, corporate governance, institutional investor, ESG, board of directors, regulation, corporations, social responsibility

12.

Judging the Public Benefit Corporation

The Cambridge Handbook of Social Enterprise Law (Benjamin Means & Joseph Yockey eds.) (Cambridge Univ. Press, Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Dec 2017
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
Downloads 135 (458,180)

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Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Delaware PBC, corporate governance

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For-Profits and the Market Paradox

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2013, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 2282868
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2013
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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higher education, college, market, for-profit, proprietary, financial aid, higher education act, information asymmetries

14.

Chief Legal Officer 5.0

Fordham Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 01 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2020
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Corporate Governance, Corporations, Compliance, Risk Management, Professionalism, Board of Directors, Shareholder, Stakeholder, ESG, Shareholder Activism, Artificial Intelligence

15.

The Under-Examination of In-House Counsel

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law, Vol. 11, 2009 , Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1577879
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2010
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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Corporate governance, corporations, securities law, regulation, legal profession, general counsel, in-house counsel, business, regulation, corporate, indepedence

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Forgotten Gatekeepers: Executive Search Firms and Corporate Governance

Wake Forest Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 10 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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diversity, ceo succession, misconduct, investors, esg, officer, sec, courts, board of directors, harassment, me-too, business, regulation, gatekeepers, ceo, economics, corporate governance, executive search firms, corporations

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Urban Removal: Reshaping Urban Landscapes through a Responsive Communitarian Lens

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2021
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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suburban, urban, fair housing, urban renewal, advocacy, environment, activism, income inequality, segregation, discrimination, minority rights, communitarian, gentrification, civil rights, race, class, housing, political economy, property

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Corporate Reform as a Credence Service

Journal of Business & Technology Law, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2010, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1577871
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2014
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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Corporate governance, corporations, securities law, regulation, legal profession, general counsel, in-house counsel, business, regulation, corporate, indepedence

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Muted Deterrence: The Enhanced Attribution of Tort Liability to U.S. Higher Education Institutions for Student Safety

Torts Law Journal (Australia), Vol. 22, p. 75, 2014, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 2491280
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Sep 2014
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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deterrence, safety, university, college, campus, tort, crime, assault

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Selective Patronage

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2023
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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ESG, corporate social responsibility, shareholder, activism, civil rights, boards of directors, corporate governance, institutional investor, boycott, apartheid

21.

Corporate Evolution

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 07 May 2025
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School
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A Holistic Model for Student Success in STEM

A Holistic Model for Student Success in STEM (with J. Adams, D. Bright, J. Jackson), in SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: RESEARCH FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UNITED STATES (Willie Pearson & Vijay Reddy eds.) (Springer 2021)
Posted: 21 Jul 2021
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School

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Higher Education, STEM, Diversity, Science, Access, African Americans

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Potential on the Periphery: College Access from the Ground Up

Rutgers University Press 2018
Posted: 18 Dec 2018
Omari Scott Simmons
George Washington University Law School

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college access, admissions, class, race, counseling, higher education