Risk & Policy Advisory
What does "legally permissible" mean in your market?
We already know.
Expert research and advisory hours to bridge the gap between strict legal frameworks and the practical policies your team needs to stay ahead of emerging threats.
8500+
Regulatory actions tracked and interpreted
100+
Countries covered, across global regulatory jurisdictions
60+
High-risk verticals with specialized, in-house expertise
The Challenge
Sophisticated Threats Demand Sharper Defense
Trust & Safety, Policy, and Enforcement teams are challenged with defending current revenue against rising regulatory expectations and increasingly sophisticated bad actors. Internal teams don’t have the time or in-house resources to develop deep technical expertise required for managing high-risk verticals or emerging trends.
Regulatory Volatility
Global regulations, jurisdictional requirements and emerging trends shift faster than frameworks can keep up.
The Growth vs. Risk Gap
Overly conservative policies block revenue. Permissive ones create exposure. Most teams struggle to find the line.
Managing Gray Areas
Not every question has a clear legal answer. Novel scenarios and emerging evasion tactics demand expert judgment, not just a statute lookup.
Over-Taxed Teams
Internal policy teams lack the bandwidth, and often the vertical-specific depth, to address every edge case.
Expensive, Narrow Alternatives
Traditional legal teams lack cross-platform visibility or practical enforcement experience.
Who You're Working With
A World-class Team Covering Multiple Disciplines
LegitScript's research and policy team is a purpose-built group of attorneys, data and investigative specialists, and platform policy experts. Together, they continuously monitor regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and cross-platform threat trends across 60+ high-risk verticals. When your edge case lands on our desk, it's rarely the first time we've seen it.
Legal
Experts
Regulatory and enforcement expertise across global jurisdictions.
Investigative Specialists
Trained in identifying risk signals, emerging tactics and fraud networks.
Policy
Experts
Experience with policy development or refinement for regulated and high-risk activity.
Unparalleled Visibility
Expertise and extensive data across global marketplaces, digital ads, social media and merchant portfolios.
How It Works
Expert Guidance When You Need It
LegitScript's Risk & Policy Advisory offering is an annual retainer that gives Risk, Compliance, Policy, and Trust & Safety teams a dedicated reserve of specialized research and advisory hours to draw on throughout the year.
Gain the flexibility to address priorities as they emerge — from discrete research questions to multi-week regulatory workstreams — without the friction of scoping a new engagement each time.
1
Policy Development & Refinement
Draft or update internal and external policies for regulated or high-risk activity.
2
Regulatory & Industry Research
Map laws, licensing regimes, and enforcement trends across jurisdictions.
3
Implementation Guidance
Translate regulatory requirements into practical controls and workflows.
4
Edge Case Analysis
Evaluate complex or novel scenarios and support enhanced due diligence with defensible guidance.
5
Ongoing Policy Support
Keep frameworks current as laws and business models evolve.
6
Peer Platform Benchmarking
Understand how comparable platforms manage the same risk areas and where you stand.
Areas We Cover
Cannabis & Controlled Substances
Healthcare & Medical Products
Gambling & Gaming
Financial Services
Firearms & Weapons
Crypto & Digital Assets
Supplements & Nutraceuticals
Fraud & Deceptive Practices
IP & Counterfeiting
Adult Content
Alcohol & Age-Restricted Products
And over 50 others…
Who it's For
If Regulated Verticals Are Your Business, This Is for You
Risk & Policy Advisory is designed for organizations that operate or want to expand in regulated, high-risk, or sensitive verticals.
eCommerce Marketplaces
Social Media Platforms
Advertising Platforms
Acquiring & Sponsor Banks
Payment Service Providers
The LegitScript Advantage
We Don’t Deliver Memos: We Deliver Policy Your Team Can Enforce
We combine deep regulatory knowledge with practical, enforcement-ready guidance, built for platforms and payment ecosystems.
Regulatory Depth
Guidance that is robust, culturally relevant, and purpose-built for ecommerce and payments, without the overhead of traditional law firm billables.
Operational Recommendations
We don't deliver legal memos. We deliver clear, operational guidance presented in a way that is approachable for policy teams.
Cross-Platform Visibility
We work across industries and verticals, giving you benchmarking insight into how comparable platforms are managing the same risk categories.
Global Reach
Expert analysts provide coverage across global jurisdictions to support your international expansion.
Flexible Engagement
Draw on our expertise for new or sensitive questions throughout the year. Hours can flex to support larger workstreams when needed.
Delivered Your Way
Research memos, regulatory matrices, deeper analyses, presentations, or live advisory sessions, in whatever format serves your team.
Get the Full Picture
Download our Risk & Policy Advisory solution brief for a complete overview of offering capabilities, example applications, and the LegitScript advantage — ready to share with your team.
Your Toughest Policy Questions Deserve More Than a Legal Memo
Most Trust & Safety and Risk teams come to us with the same challenge: they know what the law says, but not how to turn it into something their platform can actually enforce — across verticals, jurisdictions, and edge cases that don't fit neatly into any existing framework.
That's exactly what we do.
In your consultation, our experts will learn about your specific policy challenges, the verticals you operate in, and where your current framework has gaps. You'll leave with a clearer picture of what's possible and a team ready to help you get there.
Let's build something you can actually enforce. Reach out today.