About Nazish Agha

The Firm’s partner created Agha & Agha after eight years as a corporate attorney with the top corporate firms in the country. Nazish was an associate in the M&A department of Skadden Arps, a preeminent U.S. law firm. While there, she acquired a deal sheet of transactions worth over $40 billion dollars. Simultaneously, she was also appointed as Secretary of the Civil Rights Committee of the Bar of the City of New York. Subsequently, she was a senior associate with the Corporate Law department of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, the oldest law firm in the country. While at Cadwalader, Nazish was the lead attorney for a diverse array of corporate transactions. In 2008, she joined her brother and created the law firm of Agha & Agha LLP. She represents clients on a range of corporate matters including corporate structuring, loan agreements, employment agreements, and acquisition agreements. She serves as the outside general counsel to her corporate and high-net-worth individual clients.

Nazish is on the board of many non-profits, actively participates in public service, and is the proud mother of Zaira and devoted aunt to Ali and James.