Robert A. Agresta
Robert A. Agresta | |
|---|---|
 Agresta in August 2015 | |
| Born | Robert Anthony Agresta March 31, 1983 |
| Education | Universität St. Gallen (EMBL-HSG) New York Law School (JD) Fordham University (BS) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Spouse |
Natalie Agresta (m. 2019) |
| Website | McLaughlin & Stern |
Robert Anthony Agresta (born March 31, 1983) is an American corporate lawyer. He is a partner at McLaughlin & Stern LLP, a New York City law firm, where he chairs the Family Office & Private Wealth Advisory practice.[2] He previously served as Council President in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[3]
Biography
Agresta is the son of the Joseph A. Agresta Sr. and Darel Christensen Agresta.[4][1] Raised in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Agresta graduated from Dwight-Englewood School in 2005.[5]
Agresta is a dual citizen of Italy and the United States and is a Young Leader of the American Swiss Foundation.[6] He earned a bachelor's degree from Fordham University in 2005, a Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 2009 and an MBA from the Universität St. Gallen in Switzerland in 2015, where he has lectured on strategy in law and business.[7] He speaks English, Italian, German, and Spanish.
Professional career
Agresta is admitted to the bars of Wyoming, New York, the District of Columbia, and New Jersey. He represents family offices and closely held enterprises on governance, succession, and cross-border wealth strategy. Agresta's practice has included complex commercial litigation, among it antitrust and civil RICO matters, in state and federal courts.[2] In 2017, he published "International Tax Planning as a Business Driver" in the Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs.[8]
Political career
In November 2008, Agresta was elected as a Republican together with running mate Eric Petrone to serve a three-year term as a councilman in the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, defeating two Democratic incumbents.[9] In January 2010, Agresta was voted president of the borough council by the new Republican majority on the body.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Natalie Cappello, Robert Agresta", The New York Times, October 6, 2019. Accessed July 21, 2026. "He graduated from Fordham and received a law degree from New York Law School. He also holds an M.B.A. from University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is a son of Darel Christensen Agresta of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and the late Joseph A. Agresta Sr."
- 1 2 Robert A. Agresta, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, New York, New York. Accessed July 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Driggs, Tyra. "GOP to make major changes", Northern Valley Suburbanite,, January 14, 2010. Accessed July 21, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "The new majority also chose Councilman Robert Agresta as the new council president."
- ↑ Spelling, Ian. "Driven to Succeed" Archived April 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 201 magazine. Accessed December 23, 2008.
- ↑ "Robert Agresta", Northern Valley Suburbanite, October 29, 2008. Accessed July 21, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Twenty-five year old Robert Agresta has lived in Englewood Cliffs his entire life. After graduating from Dwight Englewood in 2001 and Fordham University in 2005, Agresta attended the National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Academy for a one-year executive management program."
- ↑ The American Swiss Foundation, New York, New York. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ↑ Robert Agresta Archived August 25, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, University of St. Gallen. Accessed January 26, 2016.
- ↑ Agresta, Robert (June 2017). "International Tax Planning as a Business Driver". Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs. 5 (2): 538.
- ↑ Driggs, Tara. "Borough Booming Despite Economy", Northern Valley Suburbanite, January 8, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2026, via Newspapers.com
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