Our network of regulatory and compliance specialists monitor these Internet Regulations and maintain open dialogues with governmental agencies to understand how to interpret them. We have the tools, capabilities, and teams to map the Internet Regulations into obligations, align obligations to controls and processes, and identify common obligations across multiple jurisdictions, to assist organizations for efficient and effective compliance. We utilize industry-leading tools, as well as a library of regulations maintained and analyzed by our Centre for Regulatory Strategy, to facilitate and accelerate this analysis. This often includes assisting organizations in developing risk assessments as part of their regulatory obligations.

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Achieving compliance with these Internet Regulations can take more than technology and processes. It may also take a cultural shift. We have developed tailored trainings and engagement programs to help leading organizations foster a culture where compliance becomes a shared responsibility, not just the “tone at the top.” We can assist organizations in their alignment of organizational structures and processes with regulatory requirements and their efforts to embed compliance considerations in daily operations and decision-making processes.

We assist technology organizations in their response to requests for information and investigations from their regulators. This includes assisting organizations in their production of data and documentation as well as assisting them in their responses to regulatory inquiries about the design and effectiveness of their compliance programs.

Monitoring and testing not only supports ongoing compliance with regulations, but it may also help to evidence this support to organizational leadership, auditors, and regulators. We have frameworks, technology accelerators, and reporting tools to help technology organizations test the design and operational effectiveness of their processes and systems, including those leveraging AI; facilitate transparent reporting to their regulatory agencies; and monitor their compliance with specific regulations.

We assist technology organizations, including their product teams, to build, design, and configure products to assist them in addressing their privacy and security compliance obligations and also in minimizing the potential impact to their users.

We recognize that the response to incidents, including litigation, can be complex—especially if there is a heavy involvement of technology and AI systems. We have significant experience working with technology organizations and their legal counsel in helping them assess the user and financial impact, respond to requests for information, and identify future-state remediations related to incident root cause.

During M&A due diligence, technology organizations may wish to assess an acquisition target’s maturity against regulatory obligations and integrate regulatory programs. Given how Internet Regulations can vary across global jurisdictions, effective integration often involves assessing both entities’ compliance programs to identify gaps and redundancies in processes and controls. We have experience assessing and harmonizing policies and compliance activities to assist clients with diligence and integrations for effective business continuity while maintaining user trust.