Cody J. Vitello

Associate

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Chicago

Cody J. Vitello is an Associate in the firm’s Financial Institutions group.

Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Vitello worked at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where he researched and analyzed federal and state bank statutes, regulations and opinions and drafted memoranda, letters and guidelines to be used by in-house staff and outside bank officials. Mr. Vitello also gained general corporate and financial regulation experience while he was an extern at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and as a student-attorney at the Loyola University Chicago Business Law Center. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Vitello was a Credit Manager at Wells Fargo Financial.

• In Harm's Way: The FDIC v. Bank Executives 2.0

• Bank and Thrift Regulation and Enforcement
• Corporate Securities
• De Novo and Bank Fund Formation
• Financial Institution Mergers and Acquisitions
• Financial Institutions

• J.D. (Certificate in Tax Law), Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2011
• B.A. (Economics), magna cum laude, Western Washington University, 2006

• Illinois, 2011

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, Justinian Society of Lawyers

Recent Publications 

• Author, "Introducing the Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C): The New Kid on the Block," Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2011
• Author, "Jackpot! How You Can Win the Lottery by Exercising Your Savings Account," Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2011
• Author, "The Wall Street Reform Act of 2010 and What It Means for Joe & Jane Consumer," Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2010
• Author, "Debt Collectors Behaving Badly: A Guide to Consumer Rights," Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2010