Background
Pergam, Albert Steven was born on December 23, 1938 in New York City. Son of Irving and Gertrude (Newman) Pergam.
Pergam, Albert Steven was born on December 23, 1938 in New York City. Son of Irving and Gertrude (Newman) Pergam.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Yale University, 1960; postgraduate, St. John's College, Cambridge, England, 1960-1961; Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1964.
Law clerk to judge, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit), 1964-1965; special assistant, assistant attorney general civil rights division, unites states department Justice, Washington, 1965-1966; associate firm, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York City, 1966-1972; partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, 1973-1993; resident partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, London, 1980-1984.
Board of directors Yale Alumni Fund. Member American Bar Association (section on business law, commission on legal opinions), International Bar assosiation, New York State Bar Association (chairman international law and practice section), Association of Bar of City of New York, Elihu Club (New Haven), Elizabethan Club (New Haven), United Oxford and Cambridge Club (London), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Natalie J. Chaliff, August 14, 1965. Children: Ilana N., Elizabeth A.