to be treated as such
Él es un director y debería ser tratado como tal.
He is a director and should be treated as such.
Él es un pintor famoso y debería de ser tratado como tal.
He is a famous painter and should be treated as such.
Él es un caballero y debe ser tratado como tal.
He is a gentleman and should be treated as such.
Él es un abogado, y debe ser tratado como tal.
He is a lawyer, and he should be treated as such.