
Alexander Hecht
ML Strategies - Executive Vice President & Director of Operations
+1.202.434.7333
Alex is Executive Vice President & Director of Operations, ML Strategies, Washington, DC. He is an attorney with more than 10 years of senior-level experience in Congress and trade associations.
Alex assists clients with their legislative and regulatory needs on a wide range of issues, including health care, telecommunications, cybersecurity & privacy, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), technology, energy, and federal procurement. Prior to joining ML Strategies, Alex served for over six years as chief counsel for Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) on the US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship. He was the lead policy counsel for Senator Snowe on health insurance market reform, individual and employer-based insurance, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and health care tax incentives. He worked on numerous bills, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Small Business Health Fairness Act, and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act. He advocated for health care legislative and regulatory issues before Senate Finance, HELP, Commerce, and Homeland Security Committees, as well as the US Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Labor. Along with health care policy, he advised Senator Snowe on energy, financial services, innovation, and technology matters.
Alex is regarded as one of the leading congressional staff specialists on the regulatory process and how federal agencies promulgate rules and regulations. He has developed numerous bills and amendments reducing the regulatory compliance burden of business.
Prior to working on Capitol Hill, Alex was a legislative analyst, with a focus on health and environmental regulatory issues, at the National Multi Housing Council. He was also a research clerk at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, studying Medicaid reimbursement and long-term health insurance planning. Alex was also the chief articles editor for the Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy at the University of Houston Law Center.
viewpoints
Executive Compensation Practices in Pharma – Insight into Congressional Oversight
October 7, 2020 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht, Anthony DeMaio
Senate & House Advance PPP Extension: Setting Stage for Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package
July 2, 2020 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht, R. Neal Martin, Anthony DeMaio
Update from Washington – Coronavirus Response
March 17, 2020 | Advisory | By Alexander Hecht, Anthony DeMaio
Federal Response to COVID-19
March 16, 2020 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, Frank C. Guinta, Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, R. Neal Martin, Anthony DeMaio
ML Strategies Health Care Preview: Surprise Billing Issue Heats Up
September 16, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht
August Cybersecurity Update: Congress Finishes Up NDAA and Continues Work on Cybersecurity Bills
August 12, 2019 | Blog | By Christian Tamotsu Fjeld, Alexander Hecht
TCPA Legislative Update: Robocall Bill Clears House Committee
July 19, 2019 | Article | By Alexander Hecht
Monthly TCPA Digest – July 2019
July 18, 2019 | Article
ML Strategies Health Care Preview: ACA Oral Arguments to Begin
July 8, 2019 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht
Monthly TCPA Digest – June 2019
June 17, 2019 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Russell Fox, Alexander Hecht, Esteban Morales, Matthew Novian
News & Press
JD Supra has recognized ten Mintz attorneys in its 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards recognize attorneys and firms whose articles on the JD Supra platform were most read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals during 2024.
ML Strategies Boss Steve Tocco Hands Over The Reins At Lobbying Shop
January 30, 2023
The Boston Globe covered the change in leadership structure of ML Strategies. The article highlights the promotion of Steven Baddour to Executive Vice President & Director of Operations in the Boston office.
Mintz Named Top Firm in Energy and Eleven Attorneys Featured in JD Supra’s 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards
March 20, 2017
ML Strategies Vice President of Government Relations to Speak at 2016 PACE TCPA Washington Summit
September 13, 2016
Telemedicine Momentum Picking up Steam as New Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate
February 29, 2016
podcasts
Health Law Diagnosed – The 2024 Election and Health Care Policy
January 16, 2025 | Podcast | By Bridgette Keller, Alexander Hecht
Host Of Counsel Bridgette Keller is joined by Alex Hecht, ML Strategies Executive Vice President & Director of Operations, Washington, DC, as they dive into potential health care policy changes on the horizon following the 2024 election and what stakeholders can expect in 2025.
Events & Speaking
Telehealth Regulation & Enforcement: 2021 Year in Review & 2022 Outlook
Mintz & ML Strategies
Online Event

Telehealth: Keeping Up with the Fast-Moving Federal and State Regulatory Landscape During the COVID-19 Pandemic
View the Webinar Recording

Health Care & Cybersecurity: A Powerful Combination
ML Strategies, 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004
ATA Annual Telemedicine Meeting and Trade Show
American Telemedicine Association
Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN
Recognition & Awards
JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award, Top Author – Artificial Intelligence, 2025
JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards: a Top Author on the Affordable Care Act (2016)
Champion of Small Business Innovation: "For Exemplary work on behalf of America's SBIR Community" - Presented by Small Business Technology Council and National Small Business Association (2012)
The Council for Excellence in Government: Cutting the Red Tape Excellence Award
