Overview
Nate Sans focuses his practice on federal and state regulation of financial services, markets, and market intermediaries, covering a range of traditional and nontraditional financial products. His practice involves helping clients navigate complex matters under federal and state law, including the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commodity Exchange Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Truth in Lending Act. He also has experience in Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement litigation and white-collar criminal defense.
While attending law school, Nate served as an extern for a major publishing firm. Since joining Steptoe, he has continued his work for creative communities by supporting writers through the firm's pro bono program. He has also prepared pro bono estate-planning documents for residents of Washington, DC.
Nate graduated from Columbia Law School, where he was the Executive Production Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts and a Co-Head Writer for the Columbia Law Revue comedy group.
- District of Columbia
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 2024, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Executive Production Editor, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts; Co-Head Writer, Columbia Law Revue
- B.A., Middlebury College, magna cum laude, Political Science
News & Publications
Blockchain Blog
Fed Replaces Policy Statement on Novel Banking Activity Limitations
December 22, 2025
By: Benjamin M. Saul, Alexandra C. Scheibe, Neel K. Chopra, Vito Arethusa, Nathaniel Sans
Client Alerts
Federal Reserve Board Requests Public Input on Limited Payment Accounts
December 22, 2025
By: Benjamin M. Saul, Alexandra C. Scheibe, Neel K. Chopra, Michelle Kallen, Vito Arethusa, Nathaniel Sans
Client Alerts
OCC Conditionally Approves Five National Trust Bank Charter Applications
December 15, 2025
By: Benjamin M. Saul, Alexandra C. Scheibe, Neel K. Chopra, Nathaniel Sans
Blockchain Blog
OCC Approves Riskless Principal Transactions for Regulated Banks
December 11, 2025
By: Benjamin M. Saul, Alexandra C. Scheibe, Neel K. Chopra, Vito Arethusa, Nathaniel Sans
Client Alerts
CFPB Proposes Material Changes to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Regulations
November 14, 2025
By: Andrew Owens, Benjamin M. Saul, Vito Arethusa, Nathaniel Sans
Investigations & Enforcement Blog
Tenth Circuit Decision Paves Way for States to Enforce Interest Rate Limits
November 13, 2025
Press Releases
Steptoe Provides Pro Bono Counsel to Help.Fun in Launch of Social Impact Coins
September 4, 2025
Client Alerts
CFPB Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Retrenchment of Open Banking Rule
August 26, 2025