Continuous regulatory advice for clients that operate in several countries

Santiago Mediano Abogados is a business law firm with offices in Madrid and Lisbon, recognised by Legal 500. It advises companies that operate in several countries, with a particular focus on technology, intellectual and industrial property, and media and entertainment, and makes innovation part of its service.

Santiago Mediano's clients are companies that operate in several countries, in sectors with a growing regulatory load. Beyond knowing what is new, they need to understand which obligations affect them, in which jurisdictions and what measures they should take.

Answering with rigour means finding the regulation that applies in each jurisdiction, checking it against the official sources, reviewing contracts in light of that framework and identifying the changes that may affect each client. The firm's goal was to build this work into its advice to international clients in a systematic way.

Working with Reversa makes it easier to analyse the regulation that applies to each client in the relevant jurisdictions, with references to the official sources that allow the conclusions to be checked. Agents specialised by practice area support regulatory monitoring, so the lawyer can give more attention to interpreting what it implies and deciding with the client how to act.

• Regulation with verifiable sources

  Reversa supports finding and analysing the applicable rules, their obligations and their application dates, with references to the official sources.

• Monitoring tailored to each client

  Starting from the regulatory matrix the firm builds, the agents help identify relevant updates, and the legal team assesses their scope and the measures to take.

• The firm's judgement in every decision

  Lawyers validate every conclusion and agree with the client how to act.

• Confidentiality

  Each client's information is handled in a private environment, with data hosted in the EU and ISO 27001 certification.

• Multi-jurisdiction legal research

  The team is bringing Reversa into its analysis of the regulation of Spain, the European Union and other markets where its clients operate, with references to the official sources.

• Contract review in light of the law

  Reversa supports checking contracts against the regulation that applies in each jurisdiction and helps identify the clauses that may need changes, and the grounds for them.

• Intellectual and industrial property

  The firm has set up an agent specialised in media, entertainment, music and video games to help identify the updates that matter for protecting and registering its clients' rights.

• AI and data protection

  A second specialised agent follows legislative initiatives in the European Union and Spain, including those on protecting minors in digital environments. This monitoring helps the firm assess their possible implications before new obligations take shape.

• Client communication

  The firm is launching alerts tailored to each client's sectors and products, as well as newsletters on the changes that may affect their business.

• New services

  Identifying rules early supports the design of legal services, such as its digital compliance offer, which brings together DORA, NIS2, the AI Act and eIDAS.

• International reach

  The firm has supported the rollout of Reversa at clients with international activity, among them a multinational industrial group, covering the regulation of Spain, the European Union and Poland.

• From one-off matters to continuous support

  The model makes it possible to offer each client permanent monitoring of its regulation, from the initial assessment.

• Verifiable rigour

  Conclusions that rely on Reversa are linked to their official source.

• Developing legal services

  Monitoring regulatory change contributes to the design of advisory offers, such as the firm's digital compliance offer.

The model aims to offer the companies Santiago Mediano advises continuous regulatory monitoring, grounded in verifiable sources and adapted to their international activity:

• General management

  Visibility on what regulation requires before entering a market, launching a product or closing a deal.

• Legal

  Support in analysing the jurisdictions relevant to the company, with references to the official sources and under the firm's review.

• Compliance

  A map of obligations linked to their source rules, which serves as the base for monitoring and updating the company's regulatory framework.

Extend Reversa to more of the firm's practice areas.

Add new jurisdictions for clients with international activity.

Consolidate the alerts and newsletters tailored to each client, with relevance criteria and review guidelines for the legal team.