Anna Roy is an associate in Goodwin’s Employment practice. She provides thoughtful, strategic counsel to employers navigating complex workplace matters.
Anna’s practice spans the full employment lifecycle — from drafting and negotiating executive employment agreements and restrictive covenants to advising on day-to-day compliance and guiding employers through employee disputes and workforce transitions. She also conducts sensitive workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, ethics violations, and whistleblower claims.
Anna represents employers in litigation and pre-litigation disputes, including claims involving discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, and restrictive covenant enforcement. She also supports the firm’s transactional practice by advising on employment-related diligence, risk assessment, and post-closing workforce planning in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and financing efforts.
Areas of Practice
Prior Professional Experience
Before joining Goodwin, Anna was a senior litigation associate at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, where she was a joint member of the firm’s complex trial & appellate litigation and labor & employment practice groups. Anna also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable M. Page Kelley of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
During law school, Anna served as a full-time judicial intern to the Honorable Norman H. Stahl of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She also worked full-time as a legislative director in the Massachusetts State Senate where she advised on a broad range of legislative and policy issues.
Credentials
Education
JD
Suffolk University Law School
BA
McGill University
Clerkships
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Honorable M. Page Kelley
Admissions
Bars
- Massachusetts
- Vermont
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Recognition & Awards
Anna was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026 as Ones to Watch for her work in Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
Anna earned several awards for academic excellence as a law student at Suffolk University Law School: the Daniel J. Fern Award (valedictorian); the Law Faculty Outstanding Student award for the Evening Division; Jurisprudence Awards in Torts, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Property, and Securities Litigation; and the Amy E. Wells Family Law Book Award. She was a recipient of Suffolk Law School’s Trustee Academic Full-Tuition Scholarship and the Academic Leadership Scholarship.