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Jan 13, 2026

Corporate Governance Awards 2025: On the red carpet with Skadden

Brian Breheny gives his thoughts on biggest M&A trends of 2025

Governance Intelligence recently presented its 18th annual Corporate Governance Awards at a gala ceremony this past November in New York City. Live from the red carpet, we spoke with several esteemed guests from across the world of GRC, including Brian Breheny, partner at Skadden.

Breheny talked to Governance Intelligence about his thoughts on in-house counsel and how they add value to a deal, as well as what he would look for an in a Best Corporate Transaction award entry.

The awards celebrate outstanding achievements by the governance profession in areas such as hosting AGMs, compliance and ethics programs, ESG reporting, entity management, use of technology, proxy statements, investor engagement and corporate transactions.

Natalie Bannerman

Natalie is a former telecoms and infrastructure journalist, a role she held for nearly seven years. Before this, she worked in the B2C startup space, covering lifestyle, arts and culture reporting. As senior reporter for Governance Intelligence she...