»Chapman Law Review Symposium

Every spring since 1999, Fowler School of Law's Chapman Law Review has hosted its annual Law Review Symposium. Topics are selected to challenge participants to confront pressing legal issues from a variety of perspectives. Panelists have included distinguished scholars, judges and practitioners.

2026 SYMPOSIUM

DATA FLOW FRONTIERS: Privacy, Policy & Practice

Friday, FEBRUARY 6, 2026

The 2026 Chapman Law Review Symposium, Data Flow Frontiers: Privacy, Policy & Practice, focuses on one of the most important questions in modern privacy law: How personal data moves, who directs that movement and what rules determine the path it takes. In a world where information constantly shifts between users, platforms, advertisers and governments, understanding and regulating data flows has become essential to protecting individual rights and maintaining public trust.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Professor Paul M. Schwartz

Paul M. Schwartz is the Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and serves as the Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. A leading international expert on information privacy law, he has authored numerous influential works, including the widely used casebook Information Privacy Law, co-authored with Daniel Solove.

Professor Schwartz's research examines the legal and policy implications of data mining, security breaches, and spyware, with a particular focus on comparative privacy law between the United States and the European Union. He has testified before Congress and advised international organizations such as the European Commission on privacy and data protection issues. He is also a co-reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Information Privacy Principles.
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Symposium Schedule

9:30 a.m.
CHECK-IN

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
PANEL 1: THE SOCIAL CONTRACT: TERMS, CONDITIONS, & PRIVACY
Exploring how user data moves across digital systems and how platform practices, digital consent and AI tools shape the information users surrender and what they can control. Featuring seasoned academics and practitioners, the discussion will examine built-in privacy trade-offs, rising risks for younger users and the broader national conversation about data use and security.

Professor Jon M. Garon, Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation; Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology, and the Law; and Professor of Law,
Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad College of Law

Nancy Libin, Partner; Co-chair, Technology, Communications, Privacy & Security Practice; Chair, Privacy & Security Practice,
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Professor Elana Zeide, Assistant Professor of Law,
University of Nebraska College of Law

Moderator: Professor Nahal Kazemi, Assistant Professor of Law,
Dale E. Fowler School of Law

12:15 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.:
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: PERSONAL DATA FEDERALISM 3.0
Professor Paul M. Schwartz, Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law; Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology,
UC Berkeley School of Law

1:25 p.m. – 3:00 p.m:
PANEL 2: PRIVACY IN FLUX: THE INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL DIVIDE?
Drawing comparisons between how the United States and the European Union regulate personal data use and the movement of information across international borders, this conversation examines the values that guide each system, the influence of laws like the GDPR and new U.S. initiatives, and the global pressures that shape privacy, innovation and access in an interconnected digital world.

Professor Gregory S. McNeal, Professor of Law and Public Policy,
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law

Gretchen Ramos, Shareholder; Global Co-Chair of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Professor John M. Yun, Professor of Law
George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law

Moderator: Professor Mason Clark, Assistant Professor of Law
St. Mary’s University School of Law

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m:
EN BANC
Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served immediately following the last panel in the Kennedy Hall Lobby.

4:00 p.m.

SYMPOSIUM CONCLUDES