Ana Hecht is an associate in the firm's capital markets group, where she focuses on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters related to securities offerings and public company obligations. Her practice encompasses equity and debt offerings, SEC reporting and compliance, corporate governance and disclosure matters, and regulatory filings.
Ana also serves as co-chair of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance's (LFAA) Reproductive Justice Working Group and is firmly committed to her pro bono practice in the reproductive justice space.
Prior to joining Ropes & Gray as an associate, Ana spent the summer at the firm, where she gained experience in healthcare regulatory and transactional work as well as pro bono work developing and revising service agreements for women's health clinics. Ana attended Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as president of the American Civil Liberties Union Student Organization and a member of Northwestern's Journal of Law and Social Policy. Before law school, Ana served as a legal assistant in the Public Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston, where she supported federal prosecutions.
Experience
- Advised on Eversource Energy’s $1.5 billion junior subordinated (hybrid) notes offering, consisting of $750 million Series A and $750 million Series B junior subordinated notes due 2056; issued February 26, 2026.
- Prepare and coordinate Section 13(d)/(g) beneficial ownership and Section 16 insider filings for clients.
- Advising issuers and underwriters in connection with equity offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, and at-the-market programs.
- Assisting issuers with debt capital markets transactions, including investment-grade and high-yield bond issuances and convertible notes.
- Drafting and reviewing registration statements on Forms S-1 and S-3, prospectuses, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K.
- Assisting with corporate governance and disclosure matters, including proxy statements, board materials, beneficial ownership filings on Schedules 13D and 13G, and insider trading compliance under Section 16.