Background
Bergquist, Robert A. was born in 1940 in Grafton, North Dakota, United States.
Bergquist, Robert A. was born in 1940 in Grafton, North Dakota, United States.
University of North Dakota (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). University of Michigan (Master of Arts, 1961). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
Worked at Shearman & Sterling (Washington, DC) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Ohio. 1981, New York; 1994, District of Columbia.
Chairman, Corporate Tax Committee, Section on Taxation, American Bar Association, 1992-1993. Shearman & Sterling, founded in 1873, has more than 600 lawyers in 15 offices throughout the world. The firm's practice encompasses most major areas of business law, including: Antitrust and Trade Regulation.
Banking; Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization. Compensation and Benefits. Environmental; Finance (including Corporate Finance, Domestic Private Finance, Financial Institutions, International Private Finance and Project Finance).
Individual Clients, Trusts and Estates. Insurance; International Trade and Government Relations. Litigation and Arbitration.
Mergers and Acquisitions. Oil and Gas; Privatizations. Real Estate; and Tax.
The Firm is also engaged in the practice of French, German and Hungarian law through its offices in France, Germany and Hungary.
Member: American Bar Association.