diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/de-DE.json b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/de-DE.json
index ea0086b0f..7731eb4a7 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/de-DE.json
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/de-DE.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "menuTitle": "Menü",
     "nav": {
       "documents": "Dokumente",
-      "subprocessors": "Unterauftragsverarbeiter",
-      "updates": "Aktualisierungen",
+      "subprocessors": "Subprozessoren",
+      "updates": "Updates",
       "requests": "Anfragen"
     }
   },
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/fr-FR.json b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/fr-FR.json
index 9cd9dfaaf..f504ad2ed 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/fr-FR.json
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/fr-FR.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "nav": {
       "documents": "Documents",
       "subprocessors": "Sous-traitants",
-      "updates": "Mises à jour",
+      "updates": "Actualités",
       "requests": "Demandes"
     }
   },
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/it-IT.json b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/it-IT.json
index e02d62f15..29be537c5 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/it-IT.json
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/it-IT.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "menuTitle": "Menu",
     "nav": {
       "documents": "Documenti",
-      "subprocessors": "Sub-responsabili del trattamento",
+      "subprocessors": "Subprocessori",
       "updates": "Aggiornamenti",
       "requests": "Richieste"
     }
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/pt-PT.json b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/pt-PT.json
index ff0ac04f5..cf2e2a883 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/pt-PT.json
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/pt-PT.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "menuTitle": "Menu",
     "nav": {
       "documents": "Documentos",
-      "subprocessors": "Subcontratantes",
+      "subprocessors": "Subprocessadores",
       "updates": "Atualizações",
       "requests": "Pedidos"
     }
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/tr-TR.json b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/tr-TR.json
index 642f711ea..74918721d 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/tr-TR.json
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/_locales/tr-TR.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "menuTitle": "Menü",
     "nav": {
       "documents": "Belgeler",
-      "subprocessors": "Alt İşleyiciler",
-      "updates": "Güncellemeler",
+      "subprocessors": "Alt işlemciler",
+      "updates": "Güncelleme",
       "requests": "Talepler"
     }
   },
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.tsx b/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
index 8accf0ec7..af6fa0938 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ export function TopBar({ queryKey }: TopBarProps) {
   return (
     <header className={slots.bar()}>
       <div className={slots.inner()}>
-        <RouterLink to={homePath} className={slots.brand()}>
+        <RouterLink
+          to={homePath}
+          className={slots.brand()}
+          aria-label={`${entityName} ${t("topBar.tagline")}`}
+        >
           <Avatar
-            size={1}
+            size={2}
             variant="soft"
             color="neutral"
             radius="small"
@@ -85,16 +89,16 @@ export function TopBar({ queryKey }: TopBarProps) {
             fallback={entityName.charAt(0) || "?"}
             className={slots.logo()}
           />
-          <Text size={2} weight="medium" color="neutral" highContrast className={slots.brandName()}>
-            {entityName}
-          </Text>
-          <Text size={2} color="neutral" className={slots.tagline()}>
-            {t("topBar.tagline")}
-          </Text>
+          <span className={slots.brandText()}>
+            <Text size={2} weight="medium" color="neutral" highContrast className={slots.brandName()}>
+              {entityName}
+            </Text>
+            <Text size={1} color="neutral" className={slots.tagline()}>
+              {t("topBar.tagline")}
+            </Text>
+          </span>
         </RouterLink>
 
-        <div className={slots.spacer()} />
-
         <nav className={slots.nav()}>
           {TOP_BAR_NAV_ITEMS.map((item) => {
             const to = localizedPath(item.to);
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBarSkeleton.tsx b/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBarSkeleton.tsx
index 0cbb0269e..d5ebdba6a 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBarSkeleton.tsx
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/TopBarSkeleton.tsx
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ export function TopBarSkeleton() {
     <div className={slots.bar()}>
       <div className={slots.inner()}>
         <div className={slots.brand()}>
-          <AvatarSkeleton size={1} radius="small" />
-          <TextSkeleton size={2} className={`w-24 ${slots.brandName()}`} />
-          <TextSkeleton size={2} className={`w-28 ${slots.tagline()}`} />
+          <AvatarSkeleton size={2} radius="small" />
+          <span className={slots.brandText()}>
+            <TextSkeleton size={2} className={`w-24 ${slots.brandName()}`} />
+            <TextSkeleton size={1} className={`w-28 ${slots.tagline()}`} />
+          </span>
         </div>
 
-        <div className={slots.spacer()} />
-
         <nav className={slots.nav()}>
           {NAV_ITEMS.map(item => (
             <TextSkeleton key={item.key} size={2} className={`mx-3 ${item.width}`} />
diff --git a/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/variants.ts b/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/variants.ts
index 068c509ef..baa3e1258 100644
--- a/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/variants.ts
+++ b/apps/compliance-portal/src/components/TopBar/variants.ts
@@ -22,17 +22,20 @@ import { tv } from "tailwind-variants/lite";
 
 // Compliance Portal top navigation bar. Slots are shared by the live TopBar and its
 // skeleton so the loading placeholder is structurally identical. Desktop-first:
-// unprefixed classes are the desktop layout; max-md: collapses into the burger.
+// unprefixed classes are the desktop layout; max-md (<768px) collapses into the
+// burger. Below lg (<1024px) the brand shows logo only — name + tagline return
+// at lg+, where they fit beside the nav without ellipsis. justify-between keeps
+// nav right-aligned without a flex-grow spacer competing with the brand.
 export const topBar = tv({
   slots: {
     bar: "flex h-14 items-center bg-sand-1 px-8 max-md:px-4",
-    inner: "mx-auto flex w-full max-w-5xl items-center gap-10 max-md:gap-3",
+    inner: "mx-auto flex w-full max-w-5xl items-center justify-between gap-6 max-md:gap-3",
     brand: "flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2",
+    brandText: "flex min-w-0 flex-col max-lg:hidden",
     brandName: "truncate",
-    tagline: "max-md:hidden",
+    tagline: "truncate",
     logo: "shrink-0",
-    spacer: "h-px flex-1",
-    nav: "flex items-center gap-1 max-md:hidden",
+    nav: "flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 max-md:hidden",
     // Wrapper (not the IconButton) so kit `inline-flex` cannot override `hidden`.
     menuTrigger: "hidden max-md:block",
   },