Alexandra M. Settelmayer

Alexandra Settelmayer defends the First Amendment rights of journalists and media outlets, providing practical advice while keeping an eye towards facilitating publication. She counsels on a wide range of issues, including defamation, courtroom access, newsgathering, and copyright matters. She has extensive experience advising media clients on issues related to FOIA and other public records laws, fair use matters, and reporter's privilege.

From 2020 to 2021, Alexandra served as the First Amendment Fellow at The New York Times where she managed the newspaper's FOIA docket. During her fellowship, she litigated freedom of information, libel, and access-related cases on behalf of The New York Times. She regularly counseled reporters and editors on newsgathering issues and provided pre-publication review.

Prior to joining The New York Times, Alexandra was an associate at an international law firm in New York where her practice covered a broad range of First Amendment, media, commercial, and white-collar matters.