regulatory

name	regulatory
description	Navigates regulatory compliance, government relations, and administrative law across financial services, healthcare, environmental, FDA, privacy, energy, government contracts, trade, and securities domains. Use when handling agency interactions, compliance programs, enforcement defense, rulemaking comments, or administrative proceedings.
tags	["regulatory","research"]

Regulatory Practice

Root skill for regulatory compliance, government relations, and administrative law.

Sub-Practice Areas

Area	Scope
Financial Services	Banking, insurance, fintech, consumer finance
Healthcare	HIPAA, Stark, Anti-Kickback, CMS
Environmental	EPA, CERCLA, Clean Air/Water Act, NEPA
FDA & Food/Drug	Drug/device approval, labeling, GMP, FSMA
Data Privacy & Cyber	CCPA, GDPR, state breach notification, NIST
Energy	FERC, NERC, rate cases, renewables
Government Contracts	FAR/DFARS, procurement, bid protests, FOIA
International Trade	Export controls, ITAR, EAR, sanctions, tariffs
Securities	SEC reporting, insider trading, Reg D/S, SOX

Core Workflow

1. Identify framework — governing statute, implementing regulations, agency guidance, enforcement trends
2. Map obligations — permits, filings, reporting deadlines, recordkeeping
3. Gap analysis — assess current posture against regulatory requirements
4. Design program — policies, procedures, training, monitoring, internal audit
5. Manage agency interactions — comment letters, no-action requests, examinations, enforcement defense

Guidelines

• Identify the specific agency with jurisdiction and its current enforcement priorities
• Track regulatory changes: proposed rules, final rules, guidance documents, enforcement actions
• Preserve agency correspondence; maintain privilege over internal compliance assessments
• Flag state vs. federal overlap and preemption issues
• Note pending rulemaking or enforcement trends that may shift obligations