Regulatory Compliance Consulting
Regulatory compliance consulting reduces legal and operational risk by turning rules into practical controls and routines. We map obligations, design controls, automate monitoring, and prepare audits so fines drop and momentum returns.
What Is Regulatory Compliance Consulting?
Advisors translate laws and standards into clear tasks, controls, and evidence. We build an obligations register, design and test controls, and set up reporting so leaders can see risk and act fast across privacy, financial, and sector rules.
Why It Matters And How It Works
Non-compliance is costly: about 2.71x the cost of compliance. Breaches hit hard: the global average is about USD 4.44 million, and the United States average is about USD 10.22 million. Privacy exposure is high: GDPR fines exceed EUR 5.65 billion. Teams respond with digitized controls: 49% use tech across 11+ areas. We connect policy, control design, automation, and adoption so risk falls and evidence stays ready.
Regulatory Compliance Services We Offer
Privacy Compliance
GDPR, CCPA and CPRA data maps, DPIAs, DSAR playbooks, consent and retention controls.
Regulatory Change
Horizon scanning, impact analysis, control updates, evidence packs, board reporting.
Policy and Control Design
Author policies, RACI, frequencies, and artifacts; map to processes and systems.
Risk Assessment and Gaps
Inherent risk ratings, walkthroughs, sampling, deficiency log, remediation plan.
Testing and Monitoring
Control tests, continuous monitoring, dashboards, attestations, and issue closure.
Third Party and Sanctions
Due diligence, screening, KYB, AML program uplift, and contract controls.
SOX and Financial Controls
ICFR design and testing, PBCs, walkthroughs, key controls, and deficiency remediation.
Security and Privacy Frameworks
ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS alignment; risk register, treatment plans, and KPIs.
GRC Technology and Automation
Tool selection, configuration, workflow automation, analytics, and dashboards.
Audit and Exam Readiness
Mock audits, requests lists, evidence packaging, response playbooks, and PMO.
Training and Culture
Role-based training, awareness, tabletop exercises, and leadership routines.
Typical Steps
- Scope and Inventory. Obligations register and data map; align with technology and digital transformation.
- Risk and Gap Assessment. Inherent risk ratings, control tests, and remediation plan.
- Control Design. Policies, workflows, playbooks, owners, frequency, and artifacts.
- Monitoring and Reporting. Automated checks and dashboards; regulator and board reports.
- Activation. Training, comms, and change management routines; drills and post mortems.
Results You Can Track
| Outcome | What We Track | Why It Pays Off |
|---|---|---|
| Penalty exposure | Fines, consent orders, audit findings | GDPR fines have passed EUR 5.65 billion, so stronger privacy controls save money. |
| Breach impact | Time to detect, time to contain, loss estimates | Average breach cost is about USD 4.44 million; faster detection cuts loss. |
| Run cost | Control hours, tool spend, rework | Non-compliance costs about 2.71x more than compliance; right sizing controls pays back. |
| Automation | Controls automated, alerts closed on time | 49% of firms use tech across 11+ areas for speed and consistency. |
Compliance insights at a Glance
49%
13%
97%
EUR 5.65B+
USD 4.44M
USD 10.22M
2.71x
FAQs
Which frameworks do you cover?
GDPR and other privacy laws, SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, AML and sanctions, and sector rules. Policies, controls, and evidence align across overlapping requirements.
What does a readiness scan include?
Obligations register, control testing on sampled processes, data flow review, evidence pack list, and a 90 day remediation plan with owners, due dates, and KPIs.
How fast can we show progress?
Many teams see early gains in 6 to 12 weeks by automating top controls, closing open findings, and training managers to run weekly attestations.
Ready to cut risk and pass audits?