Brittany McCants

Counsel

Washington, D.C.

(202) 827-7090

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Brittany McCants

Counsel

Washington, D.C.

(202) 827-7090

brittany.mccants@bassberry.com

https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/mccants-brittany/

Brittany McCants has more than 10 years of experience working on executive compensation matters for both private and public companies. She focuses her practice on executive compensation matters that arise in strategic business transactions on behalf of private equity sponsors and portfolio company management, including Code Section 409A compliance, Code Section 280G analysis and parachute vote process, management rollovers, and incentive equity matters. Brittany regularly advises public companies on equity plan structures, SEC disclosure requirements, and proxy advisory firm policies. She also advises both executives and employers in the negotiation of employment, severance and incentive compensation arrangements.

Brittany advises on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters that arise in diligence and transaction documents in connection with mergers, acquisitions, initial public offerings, financings and divestitures. She regularly counsels companies on the design, implementation and taxation of equity compensation plans, including but not limited to, advising on regulatory compliance and proxy advisory firm guidance.

Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Brittany was an associate with Goodwin Procter LLP.

Memberships

Young Patrons Board — Arena Stage (2018–present)

Representative Experience
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades

Legal Counsel on Legal Diversity — Pathfinder — (2018)

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Education
  • Howard University School of Law - J.D., 2011

    cum laude

  • University of Florida - B.A., 2008
Admissions
  • District of Columbia, 2016
  • New York, 2012

Brittany McCants has more than 10 years of experience working on executive compensation matters for both private and public companies. She focuses her practice on executive compensation matters that arise in strategic business transactions on behalf of private equity sponsors and portfolio company management, including Code Section 409A compliance, Code Section 280G analysis and parachute vote process, management rollovers, and incentive equity matters. Brittany regularly advises public companies on equity plan structures, SEC disclosure requirements, and proxy advisory firm policies. She also advises both executives and employers in the negotiation of employment, severance and incentive compensation arrangements.

Brittany advises on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters that arise in diligence and transaction documents in connection with mergers, acquisitions, initial public offerings, financings and divestitures. She regularly counsels companies on the design, implementation and taxation of equity compensation plans, including but not limited to, advising on regulatory compliance and proxy advisory firm guidance.

Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Brittany was an associate with Goodwin Procter LLP.

Memberships

Young Patrons Board — Arena Stage (2018–present)

Representative Experience
  • Hardenbergh Group Investment from BV Investment Partners

    Representation of Hardenbergh Group, the leading provider of non-clinical professional staffing, consulting, physician peer review and outsourced solutions to healthcare organizations nationwide in its growth investment from BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

  • MagMutual Insurance Company Acquires MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey
    We represented MagMutual Insurance Company, the nation’s largest mutual insurer of physicians, in its acquisition of MDAdvantage Insurance Company of...
Publications
Past Events
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades

Legal Counsel on Legal Diversity — Pathfinder — (2018)

  • Howard University School of Law - J.D., 2011

    cum laude

  • University of Florida - B.A., 2008

  • District of Columbia, 2016
  • New York, 2012