Legal & Regulatory

Overview

Rules translated into Monday decisions.

A new regulation is a legal question for a week and an operating question for years. We give you the legal answer, then help the people who run the business build it into processes, systems and reporting.

We read new rules against your actual business — your products, your data flows and your licences — and tell you plainly what applies, who owns it and what it will cost to comply.

When a regulator calls, the same lawyers help you respond: what to say, what to produce and how to keep the matter proportionate.

Typical triggers

A regulator has requested documents or opened an inquiry
A new rule, such as the EU AI Act, may apply to a product you already sell
You need licences in new markets before a launch date

What’s included

From the rulebook to the front line.

Regulatory horizon scan A quarterly view of rules coming your way in every market you operate in.
Impact assessment What each rule means for your products, processes and people.
Licensing & authorisations Applications, regulator meetings and the critical path to approval.
Regulator response Document requests, interviews and correspondence handled with you.
Data protection & AI governance GDPR, the EU AI Act and model inventories mapped to owners.
Contract risk review Key commercial contracts reviewed for liability, termination and compliance gaps.
Policies & training Short, usable policies and training your operators will actually follow.
Board reporting A one-page regulatory risk report for each board or risk committee.

Our process

Four steps, one named lawyer.

Assess
Weeks 1–2

We map the rule against your business and identify what applies, to whom and from when.
Deliverable: Impact memo
Prioritise
Weeks 2–4

Obligations are ranked by risk and cost, with owners and a timetable the board can approve.
Deliverable: Compliance roadmap
Remediate
Months 2–9

Our lawyers and specialists work with your teams on policies, processes, contracts and controls.
Deliverable: Remediation tracker
Evidence
Ongoing

We build the file that shows a regulator what you did, when and why.
Deliverable: Regulator-ready evidence pack

Engagement options

Legal fees with a fixed number.

Regulatory Impact Review

What a new rule means for you, who owns it and what it will cost to comply.

$22,000 fixed · 2–4 weeks

Applicability analysis
Obligations register
Board briefing

Choose Regulatory Impact Review

Most chosen

Remediation Programme

Hands-on delivery of a regulatory remediation plan with monthly board reporting.

$95,000 fixed, staged · 3–9 months

Everything in Impact Review
Policies, contracts & controls
Monthly board reporting

Choose Remediation Programme

On-call Counsel

A named lawyer on call for regulator contact, incidents and urgent questions.

$6,500 per month · 12 months min.

Named lawyer
Same-day response
Up to 12 hours a month

Choose On-call Counsel

Fees exclude VAT and disbursements. Local counsel in other jurisdictions is quoted separately and approved by you in advance.

FAQ

Before you call your regulator.

Are your lawyers admitted where we operate?

Our desk covers 31 jurisdictions through admitted lawyers and a vetted network of local counsel, coordinated by one partner.

Is our communication with you privileged?

Advice from our admitted lawyers is covered by legal privilege where local law allows it. We structure engagements to protect it from the first call.

How fast can you respond to a regulator request?

On-call clients get a lawyer the same day. For new clients we can usually clear conflicts and start within 48 hours.

Can you also handle the dispute if it escalates?

We support investigations and regulator negotiations, and work with your litigation counsel if a matter goes to court.

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Tell us what the regulator asked.

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Counsel that arrives before the enforcement letter.