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Alexa T. Millinger

Partner Hartford

Alexa Millinger is a partner in the Litigation Group at Hinckley Allen. Her experience includes complex business and contract disputes, employment and intellectual property cases, internal investigations, and matters involving First Amendment & Media law. She is a strong and talented litigator with experience across various courts, states, and specialties. Alexa brings extensive knowledge of the effective use of substantive and procedural mechanisms to effectively litigate and/or expeditiously resolve disputes.

Alexa is especially adept at First Amendment & Media law, crafting compelling arguments in defamation lawsuits, conducting pre-publication review of articles and editorials to protect clients, and pursuing access to information under the Freedom of Information Act. She has litigated First Amendment cases for several of the largest media outlets in the country, including newspapers, television networks, digital platforms, and individual reporters.

Additionally, Alexa is experienced in energy litigation, where her skills were pivotal to the successful representation of clients in environmental regulatory compliance cases, including offshore wind companies in Rhode Island.

Alexa brings a distinct ability to form strong relationships with clients, creating trust, and open dialogue to the firm and her clients, leading to more effective representation. Her empathy also extends into the community, where she engages in pro bono work for Connecticut Statewide Legal Aid, volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters as a mentor, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government. She also serves as the vice chair of the Women in the Law and Media Law sections of the Connecticut Bar. Alexa is also fluent in Spanish and is a member of the bar in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York State.

She has been named a Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Labor and Employment, and Privacy and Data Security, and named in Super Lawyers® Rising Stars — Business Litigation.

Credentials

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Partner (2024-Present)
    • Associate (2014-2023)
    • Summer Associate (2013)
  • Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut
    • Certified Legal Intern (2012-2013)
  • Instituto Cultural Reinaldo Macchi School
    • Executive Director (2009-2010)

Honors & Awards

  • Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch (2021-2024)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Litigation – Intellectual Property
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Privacy and Data Security
  • Super Lawyers, Connecticut
    • Rising Stars: Business Litigation (2022-2023)

Charitable & Civic Involvement

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mentor (2015-Present)

Professional Affiliations

  • Connecticut Foundation for Open Government, Board of Directors (2021-Present)
  • Connecticut Bar, Women in the Law and Media Law
    • Women in Law, Vice Chair (2023)
    • Women in Law, Board Member (2019-Present)
    • Media Law, Board Member (2019-Present)

Bar Memberships

  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Languages

  • Spanish

Newsroom

Publication

How Research Misconduct Proceedings Can Invoke Defamation Claims

This article was featured in the Spring 2024 edition of USLAW Magazine.Research misconduct is a high-stakes concern. For research institutions committed to detecting – and thwarting – research fraud, the discovery of putative research misconduct initia…

Publication

Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Right of Immediate Appeal for Lawsuits Targeting First Amendment Rights

In an important ruling safeguarding free speech rights, the Connecticut Supreme Court held this month that court decisions denying anti-SLAPP motions to dismiss may be immediately appealed rather than waiting for the conclusion of the case, potentially all…

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Firm News

Elevating Excellence: Hinckley Allen's Newest Partners and Counsel Assume Key Roles in 2024

Hinckley Allen is proud to announce the elevation of three attorneys to Partner and one attorney to Counsel. All attorneys assumed their new positions as of January 1, 2024.The new partners are Alexa T. Millinger, Stephen D. Rosemarino, and Andrea L. Gomes…

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57 Hinckley Allen Lawyers Included in 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

A total of 57 Hinckley Allen attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Upstate New York for 2023, including those newly recognized as well as featured in Top Lists.Ger…

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Case Study

Hinckley Allen Wins for Media Companies in Action Related to CT State Police Ticketing Scandal

Hinckley Allen attorneys successfully represented two Connecticut media companies in their efforts to access information regarding a highly publicized Connecticut State Police ticketing scandal.Hinckley Allen attorneys, representing two local publications,…

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Hinckley Allen Represents Media Outlets in Wrongful Death Settlement

In June 2018, a gunman killed five individuals at the offices of The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. Hinckley Allen attorney William Fish began representing The Sun and Tribune Publishing immediately after the shooting. In June 2021, the victims …

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