Alexa Kissinger

Associate Litigation

New York +1 212 390 4508

Alexa Kissinger

Practices

Overview

Alexa Kissinger is a litigation associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Prior to joining the Firm, Alexa served as the Deputy Director of Voter Protection for the Biden-Harris campaign for Florida and the Georgia recount. Alexa served as a law clerk to Judge Robert L. Wilkins on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and as a staffer in the Obama White House.

Judicial ClerkHonorable Robert L. WilkinsUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit2019–2020

Deputy Director of Voter Protection for Florida and the Georgia Recount, Biden for President, 2020

Jenner & Block, LLP, 2018–2019

Special Assistant to Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Staff Assistant for the Presidential Personnel Office, The White House, 2013–2015

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-Author with Neil Eggleston, “How to Fix 4 Years of Trump’s War Against Government,” The New York Times, January 25, 2021

“Opinion: The Thrill of Watching Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Bring Her Whole Self to Congress,” Vox, 2017

Memberships & Affiliations

Latinos44 Alumni Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2019New York

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.2018

    Managing Editor, Harvard Law Review

    Women's Law Association

    Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Legal Trip Co-Lead

  • Arizona State University, Barrett Honors CollegeB.A., Philosophy, Political Science & Women and Gender Studiessumma cum laude2012