Brian V. Breheny is the founder and co-head of the firm’s SEC Reporting and Compliance practice.
Breheny concentrates his practice in the areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate and securities matters, advising companies, investors and boards of directors on a full range of SEC reporting, compliance and corporate governance matters. These representations include counseling on compliance with the provisions of the SEC’s tender offer, going-private transaction, beneficial ownership, shareholder proposal and proxy rules and regulations.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | Corporate Compliance & Governance |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2026 | M&A, SEC, Governance |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Corporate Compliance & Governance |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | Corporate Compliance & Governance |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | Corporate Compliance & Governance |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2022 | Corporate Compliance & Governance |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2021 | Corporate Compliance & Governance |
Breheny advises a number of SEC reporting companies in connection with their ongoing public disclosure and shareholder communication obligations. In addition, he has counseled on several of the world’s largest and most notable capital markets matters and mergers and acquisitions, including:
- Activision Blizzard in its $75 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corporation
- Altaba Inc. (formerly Yahoo!) in its $16 billion self-tender offer for its common stock in exchange for cash and Alibaba Group Holding Limited American depositary shares
- BlackRock, Inc. in its $12 billion acquisition of HPS Investment Partners and $12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners
- DuPont in its $130 billion merger of equals transaction with The Dow Chemical Company and its $21 billion spin-off of Qnity Electronics, Inc.
- E*TRADE Financial Corporation in its $13 billion acquisition by Morgan Stanley
- Elon Musk in his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, Inc.
- Intel Corporation in its $15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye N.V.
- Grab Holdings in its $40 billion merger with Altimeter Growth Corp. and its $4 billion PIPE offering
- Krispy Kreme in its initial public offering
- NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands) in a variety of matters, including its proposed (but terminated) $47 billion acquisition by Qualcomm Incorporated
- Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. in its $8.3 billion acquisition by The Boeing Company
- Twenty-First Century Fox in its $71 billion acquisition by the Walt Disney Company and the related premerger spin-off of Fox Corporation, as well as in connection with its response to an unsolicited acquisition proposal by Comcast Corporation
- The Walt Disney Company in its $4 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd.