Tony Arias is the advisor clients turn to when they need to understand and manage risk without losing momentum. He combines business-minded judgment with subject-matter depth in privacy, data security, artificial intelligence, and consumer finance compliance, helping clients navigate complex and rapidly evolving laws and regulations with practical, actionable guidance.
Tony advises clients ranging from nimble startups to Fortune 500 companies on U.S. and international privacy, data security, and fintech regulatory matters, as well as the contractual matters that support their business objectives. His work includes regulatory compliance guidance, privacy-related disclosures, data processing agreements, technology and SaaS agreements, legal analysis of emerging obligations, and the development of AI governance policies and playbooks. He negotiates AI transformation and product-development agreements, helping clients deploy new technologies while protecting their data, customers, and market position.
Having served as Corporate Counsel and Data Privacy Officer for a fintech company that provides SaaS solutions to top-tier financial institutions, Tony understands the day-to-day realities his clients face. In that role, he negotiated and executed complex, high-value transactions and strengthened the business's data management and privacy compliance programs. That in-house perspective, combined with his private practice experience representing clients in consumer finance regulatory compliance matters, complex commercial litigation, and federal and state government investigations, enables him to deliver practical guidance that aligns legal requirements with business objectives.