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Assistant Professor
Faculty of Law
- Assistant ProfessorFaculty of Law
- 416-978-4150 (Work)
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, 78 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5, Canada
BIO
Abdi Aidid researches and teaches in the areas of civil procedure, torts, and law & technology.
He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto, his J.D. from Yale Law School and his LL.M from the Faculty of Law. Professor Aidid previously practiced litigation and arbitration at Covington & Burling LLP in New York City and most recently served as the VP, Legal Research at Blue J, where he oversaw the development of machine learning-enabled research and analytics tools.
Professor Aidid is a Faculty Affiliate at the Centre for Ethics and a member of the Ethics of AI Lab. Prior to joining the Faculty of Law full-time in 2021, he served as an Adjunct Professor. He can be reached at a.aidid@utoronto.ca.
He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto, his J.D. from Yale Law School and his LL.M from the Faculty of Law. Professor Aidid previously practiced litigation and arbitration at Covington & Burling LLP in New York City and most recently served as the VP, Legal Research at Blue J, where he oversaw the development of machine learning-enabled research and analytics tools.
Professor Aidid is a Faculty Affiliate at the Centre for Ethics and a member of the Ethics of AI Lab. Prior to joining the Faculty of Law full-time in 2021, he served as an Adjunct Professor. He can be reached at a.aidid@utoronto.ca.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada2022 - present
- Ian Shugart Visiting ScholarCanada School of Public Service, Canada1 Sep 2025 - present
- Visiting Associate ProfessorYale Law School, United States1 Jul 2024 - 1 Jul 2025
- Visiting Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada2021 - 2022
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Vice President, LegalBlue J2018 - 2021
- Associate, Dispute ResolutionDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP2018 - 2018
- Associate, Litigation and ArbitrationCovington & Burling LLP2016 - 2018
DEGREES
- LL.MUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- J.D.Yale Law School, New Haven, United States
- B.A.University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
CERTIFICATIONS
- LawyerLaw Society of Ontario
- LawyerBar of the State of New York