Compliance Program Development

In today’s fast-evolving digital and regulatory landscape, a strong compliance program is essential for organizations to effectively manage cybersecurity risks and ensure adherence to legal standards. Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig offers comprehensive services to help businesses build, implement, and maintain compliance programs tailored to their unique operational needs and regulatory requirements.

Developing a program that integrates legal best practices and technical safeguards enables businesses to proactively manage risks, reduce legal exposure, and maintain consumer trust. Whether your business operates in healthcare, finance, technology, or another highly regulated sector, our firm’s expertise in compliance helps you stay protected in a dynamic regulatory environment.

BUILDING A STRONG COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK

A robust compliance program framework serves as both a shield and a guide for organizations, helping to prevent costly breaches and legal penalties while providing clear operational direction. Effective programs address industry-specific risks and ensure that cybersecurity practices meet the standards set by laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Without a comprehensive compliance framework, businesses face heightened risk, increased liability, and potential damage to their reputation.

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig collaborates with clients to develop tailored compliance programs that integrate legal safeguards, technical protections, and operational procedures. By ensuring compliance programs meet the requirements of today’s most stringent regulations, we help businesses mitigate risks, avoid legal penalties, and establish a secure, future-proof foundation for data management.

What we do

• Design custom compliance programs tailored to industry, regulatory obligations, best practices, and operational needs.
• Align compliance programs with industry best practices and recognized cybersecurity standards like NIST and ISO 27001.
• Audit compliance programs to identify gaps and areas for improvement.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify gaps and key areas for compliance.
• Review existing governance through a litigation and enforcement lens.
• Create and review formal written cybersecurity and privacy policies, data usage and security policies, written information security policies (WISPs), and data processing agreements (DPAs).
• Develop comprehensive policies covering access control, incident response, and employee responsibilities.
• Set up monitoring and auditing processes to track key cyber, privacy, and AI developments at the state, national, and global levels.
• Draft, negotiate, and review third-party vendor agreements.
• Assessing data breach notification obligations in existing agreements.
• Establish regulatory reporting procedures to satisfy breach notification timelines and documentation requirements.
• Provide security awareness training and education programs to help employees understand their role in maintaining data security.
• Establish an adaptable foundation of security that evolves with your business, ensuring ongoing protection against emerging threats and compliance with new regulations as your enterprise grows.