Anthony Coscia Bio

Anthony R. Coscia's practice focuses on corporate, commercial, and real estate matters, with a concentration on the financial elements of these transactions. Mr. Coscia regularly advises real estate investors, financial institutions, infrastructure funds, private equity firms, not-for-profit organizations, and health care entities. He also has specific experience in the area of corporate governance and has worked extensively on projects involving public private partnerships. In addition to his private practice, Mr. Coscia also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Mr. Coscia is the Lead Director of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank. He is a Senior Advisor to Duration Capital Partners LLC, and a Director of the Neighborhood Property Group, LLC. He is also Vice Chairman of the Gateway Development Commission. In the past he has served as a director of several public and privately held corporations in the construction, financial services, investment banking, real estate and manufacturing sectors. Mr. Coscia previously served as the Chairman of Suez North America Inc. and a Director of SUEZ, SA. In addition, he serves as a Director of Georgetown University, a trustee of the Regional Plan Association and the New Jersey Community Development Corporation, and is a member of The Partnership for New York City and The Economic Club of New York. Mr. Coscia served as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for over eight years, stepping down from the Board on June 30, 2011. During his tenure, the longest in modern Port Authority history, he served four New Jersey Governors and three New York Governors. As Chairman, Mr. Coscia oversaw the restoration of the agency after 9/11 as a key player in the region through development of a long term capital program, assuming a lead role in the redevelopment of the WTC site rebuilding, spearheading multi-billion dollar mass transit improvements, port expansion, modernization of aviation facilities and the most significant corporate governance and financial management reforms adopted by the Port Authority in over two decades. From February 1992 to March 2003, Mr. Coscia served as Chair of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority ("NJEDA"), one of the largest state-sponsored development banks in the United States. Mr. Coscia is a member of the Executive Committee of Windels Marx and has been with the Firm for over 35 years. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal while attending Rutgers University School of Law.