Matt Stein and Ariel Pardee Presenters at 2026 Maine Law Privacy in Practice Conference: Biometric Privacy

At this one-day conference hosted by University of Maine School of Law Center for Law + Innovation, Pierce Atwood attorneys Matt Stein and Ariel Pardee will provide an overview of the evolving legal landscape governing biometric data and the unique considerations that distinguish biometrics from other categories of personal information. 

Matt and Ariel will explore common and emerging biometric use cases—both beneficial applications and higher-risk deployments—while examining key U.S. statutory frameworks that regulate the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of biometric data. They will also review notable litigation and enforcement trends shaping compliance expectations, and consider broader constitutional implications, including privacy, surveillance, and civil liberties concerns.

Please visit Maine Law for more information and registration instructions.

Ariel Pardee regularly helps clients design, implement, and maintain their privacy and data governance programs; draft privacy notices, website and software terms of use, and other user-facing policies; respond to data security incidents; and navigate complex regulatory requirements such as biometric privacy compliance and AI governance.

Matt Stein advises clients with respect to privacy and information security related matters, including regulatory compliance and third-party risk. He also helps clients navigate, negotiate and close technology and intellectual property transactions involving software, SaaS, AI and models, data processing, managed services, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.