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Hedge Fund Activism and Corporate Governance

In this paper I examine the phenomenon called Hedge Fund Activism and its effect on the governance of public corporations in the United States.The following subtopics are addressed:1. Definition of Hedge Fund Activism, its primary objective and typical targets;2. Review of the public policy implications of Hedge Fund Activism;3. Explanation of how Activists use the proxy system to implement their strategies;4. Summarization of two recent business law cases involving Hedge Fund Activism, which have established key legal precedents; and5. Suggested corporate and regulatory responses to be taken in response to Hedge Fund Activism.