
Anne is a seasoned attorney whose practice spans several areas of corporate and employment law. She has extensive experience advising clients, ranging from startups to multinational public companies, in a broad range of industries, on issues related to executive compensation, employee benefits, securities law, and corporate governance.
Part of Anne’s practice involves helping clients create, implement and administer equity and executive compensation arrangements and programs, including equity plans, phantom equity arrangements, incentive plans, change in control arrangements, and severance and employment agreements. She also advises with respect to tax, corporate and securities law concerns that arise in connection with such plans and arrangements. She advises and represents a broad range of public and private companies, boards of directors and compensation committees in these matters. She also assists executives with negotiation of their compensation packages.
In the corporate side of her practice, Anne regularly counsels clients on the intricacies of the federal securities laws. She assists public companies in complying with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including required disclosure filings and shareholder materials. Her particular knowledge of SEC reporting requirements extends to evolving rules regarding disclosure of director and executive compensation, cybersecurity and privacy matters and environmental, social and governance factors. In addition, Anne assists companies in implementing and administering a range of policies to address governance obligations, including insider trading, hedging and claw back policies. She also provides guidance on Securities Act of 1933 requirements to clients involved in public and privately placed equity and debt financings and in connection with merger and acquisition transactions.
Education
- Harvard University (JD, cum laude)
- Brown University (AB, magna cum laude)
Recognition & Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa
Viewpoints
The Department of Labor Addresses 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies
March 17, 2022 | Blog | By Alden Bianchi
Webinar Recording: Hot Topics in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: What's New in 2022?
February 9, 2022 | Webinar | By Michelle Capezza, David Lagasse, Anne Bruno, Alden Bianchi
Preparation for 2021 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2022 Annual Shareholder Meetings
January 18, 2022 | Advisory | By Megan Gates, John Condon, Anne Bruno, Melanie Ruthrauff Levy, Daniel T. Kajunski, Cynthia Larose, Breton Leone-Quick, Page R. Hubben
Massachusetts Executive Order Permitting Massachusetts Public Companies to Hold Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings to Expire
July 12, 2021 | Advisory | By Anne Bruno
Preparation for 2020 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2021 Annual Shareholder Meetings
January 21, 2021 | Advisory | By Megan Gates, John Condon, Daniel T. Kajunski, Anne Bruno
Transcript: “Pay Equity – What Compensation Committees Need to Know”
January 13, 2021 | Blog | By Anne Bruno
How Companies Can Prepare for SEC Proxy Advisor Reform
January 12, 2021 | Advisory | By Anne Bruno
Disclosure Considerations Regarding Operations, Liquidity, and Capital Resources
July 21, 2020 | Advisory | By Anne Bruno, Ginny H. Lee
Strategies for Adjusting Executive Performance Goals in the Covid-19 Era
July 20, 2020 | Advisory | By Anne Bruno
Executive Compensation: Moving Forward in a COVID-19 World
June 2, 2020 | Blog | By Alexander Song, Anne Bruno, Michael Arnold, Steve Gulotta, Andrew Bernstein
News & Press
Mintz Promotes Nine to Member
December 15, 2021
Mintz Advises JMP Group in Sale to Citizens Financial Group
November 16, 2021
Mintz Advises Cardurion Pharmaceuticals in Investment of up to $300 Million from Bain Capital
November 02, 2021
‘Too Old’ to Be CEO — Bias Charges in Succession Plan
November 6, 2020
Events
Disclosure, Financing, and Executive Compensation Basics for New and Aspiring Public Company Executives
Boston Bar Association
Webinar

Let's Talk SPACs - SPACs Session 2: de-SPAC – So Now You’re a Public Company
HUB International
Webinar

ESG 101: Emerging Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Issues for Boards
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