The Second Edition of Corporate Governance is a thoroughly revised volume that will allow those teaching in the area to offer a highly current and topical course. The Second Edition includes updated sections that address governance changes at the NYSE (Chapter 2), the role of proxy advisory firms (Chapter 7), a growing importance of activist shareholders (Chapter 8), and the interplay between corporate disclosure and the first amendment (Chapter 9). The text also includes recent governance cases from Delaware, key federal cases decided under the securities laws, and discussions of relevant rulemaking initiatives by the SEC in the governance area