Anne Bruno’s practice leverages her deep expertise in both corporate and employment law. She is skilled in her ability to advise on issues that affect both public and private companies from startups to established multinational companies in a broad range of industries.

On the corporate side of her practice, Anne has extensive experience advising on the intricacies of the federal securities laws. Anne advises public companies and registrants in preparing required disclosure filings and shareholder materials, including considering disclosure requirements of director and executive compensation, understanding cybersecurity and AI issues, and addressing institutional investors and proxy advisory firm considerations.

On the employment side of Anne’s practice, she counsels clients on creating, implementing, and administering equity and executive compensation arrangements and programs, including: equity plans, phantom equity arrangements, incentive plans, deferred compensation 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 employment 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 counsels executives with negotiation of their compensation packages and works closely with senior executives and founders to implement 10b5-1 plans and complex diversification strategies. 

Additionally, Anne brings her expertise to corporate financings and transactions. She has played a significant role in public offerings, merger and acquisition transactions, and reverse merger and special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) transactions. She has represented companies and executives in connection with complex employee benefits and compensation-related aspects of these transactions. She also provides guidance on securities laws requirements to clients involved in public and private M&A and private equity and leveraged buyout transactions, as well as debt and equity financings, divestitures, and spinoffs.

Anne is a key member of the firm’s multidisciplinary governance practice, helping corporate boards, companies, and their investors navigate a broad range of environmental, social, and governance considerations. In addition, Anne counsels companies implementing and administering a range of policies to address governance obligations, including insider trading, anti-hedging, and claw back policies. She is also a member of the firm’s FinTech, Blockchain, and Digital Assets practice, where she regularly advises on compensation and benefits programs involving cryptocurrency and digital assets.