Vito Arethusa

Vito Arethusa is an associate in Steptoe's GAPP group. He counsels clients in the financial services sector on a variety of regulatory matters, including compliance with regulations related to capital markets, digital assets, and financial products and services. He advises clients on matters before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and other federal financial regulatory agencies. In addition, Vito engages with regulatory agencies through advocacy efforts, ranging from meeting with agency staff to helping draft, prepare, and submit comment letter in response to rulemakings and/or statements for the record for Congressional hearings.

Vito graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a staff member of Georgetown Journal for Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association and Muslim Law Students Association. Prior to his Summer Associate role at Steptoe, he also served as a legal intern for Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, where he provided support to indigent clients in the DMV area, conducting intake interviews and advising on their immigration-related legal issues.