Dale Rappaneau

Associate Data Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity Attorney *Licensed in California (CIPP/E/US/M/T, AIGP)

About

Dale Rappaneau is a jogger, indoor enthusiast, and associate attorney with Metaverse Law. Prior to joining Metaverse Law, he worked alongside the talented lawyers and policymakers of the Future of Privacy Forum, Match Group, the IAPP, and Thompson Reuters.

Dale earned his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law, where he placed second in the international Helsinki Information Law Moot Court of 2020-21. He earned the University’s Information Privacy Law Certificate and the IAPP’s Westin Scholar Award.

When Dale isn’t lawyering about in the world of data privacy and AI, you can find him dance-flailing his way to the top of the Beat Saber scoreboards or running a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

*Dale is licensed to practice in California.

Education

University of Maine School of Law, 2022
+ Helsinki Information Law Moot Court, 2022
+ IAPP Westin Scholar
+ Information Privacy Law Certificate
+ Intellectual Property Law Award
International Association of Privacy Professionals
+ CIPP/US
+ CIPP/E
+ CIPM
+ CIPT
+ AIGP

Leadership, Membership & Honors

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), member

Articles & Publications

Online Age Verification – Legislative frameworks and best practices, March 2025, DataGuidance
Developments in Open Banking, August 2022, Future of Privacy Forum
What the Biden Executive Order on Digital Assets Means for Privacy, April 2022, Future of Privacy Forum
Alexa, I’m Home! – The Risks & Regulation of the Internet of Things, April 2022, Maine Law Student Journal of Information Privacy Law
The Privacy Concerns of Palantir, Police Departments & the Judicial Process, October 2021, Maine Law Student Journal of Information Privacy Law
How Defendants Are Attacking CCPA Claims, August 2021, International Association of Privacy Professionals