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Thompson Coburn Management Committee welcomes Tony Anderson

August 15, 2016

Tony Anderson
Tony Anderson

Thompson Coburn is proud to welcome partner Tony Anderson to the Firm’s Management Committee.

Tony has served as a legal advisor to many of the nation's largest transit systems for more than 30 years. He provides in-depth guidance to public transit agencies on project development, proposal review, bid protests, contract negotiations, Section 13(c) issues, transportation financing, and contract disputes.

Tony began his career at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA.) There, he was involved in the implementation and enforcement of the Title VI program under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. He also served as staff attorney for the reauthorization of the federal transit program.

Tony is a longtime member of the American Public Transportation Association. He is also a member of the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees, and a board member and governance chair of SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders), which supports and empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in the Washington, DC, metropolitan region.

He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.