No. 2: Anthony Coscia

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A longtime partner at Windels Marx, Coscia’s practice focuses on corporate, commercial and real estate matters, representing financial institutions, investors and major corporations. Coscia is a go-to advisor for infrastructure funds, private equity firms, technology companies, nonprofits, investor-owned utilities and more.

In addition to his private practice, he also serves as chairman of the board for Amtrak and as a commissioner and vice chair of the Gateway Development Commission, putting him right in the center of one of the country’s biggest infrastructure efforts – the Hudson Tunnel Project, which has taken major steps forward recently. Most notably, earlier this month, the project entered into the Engineering Phase, clearing the way for $6.88 billion in federal grant funding.

“The Hudson Tunnel Project will allow for increased reliability, redundancy, and most important, a better passenger experience on the busiest stretch of the Northeast Corridor,” Coscia said when the funding was announced. “Entry into Engineering is a major milestone accomplishment for the partnership between New York, New Jersey, Amtrak, and the federal government. Now, it’s time to go build.”