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.Robert A. Agresta, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, New York, New York. Accessed July 20, 2026. He previously served as Council President in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Biography Agresta is the son of the Joseph A. Agresta Sr. and Darel Christensen Agresta.Spelling, Ian. "Driven to Succeed" , 201 magazine. Accessed December 23, 2008."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." Raised in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Agresta graduated from Dwight-Englewood School in 2005."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."
Agresta is a dual citizen of Italy and the United States and is a Young Leader of the American Swiss Foundation.The American Swiss Foundation, New York, New York. Accessed October 20, 2020. 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.Robert Agresta , University of St. Gallen. Accessed January 26, 2016. 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. In 2017, he published "International Tax Planning as a Business Driver" in the Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs.
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.Driggs, Tara. "Borough Booming Despite Economy", Northern Valley Suburbanite, January 8, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2026, via Newspapers.com In January 2010, Agresta was voted president of the borough council by the new Republican majority on the body.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."
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External links Robert A. Agresta at McLaughlin & Stern LLP