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Abdi Aidid

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Law

  • Assistant Professor
    Faculty 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.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada2022 - present
  • Ian Shugart Visiting Scholar
    Canada School of Public Service, Canada1 Sep 2025 - present
  • Visiting Associate Professor
    Yale Law School, United States1 Jul 2024 - 1 Jul 2025
  • Visiting Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada2021 - 2022

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Vice President, Legal
    Blue J2018 - 2021
  • Associate, Dispute Resolution
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP2018 - 2018
  • Associate, Litigation and Arbitration
    Covington & Burling LLP2016 - 2018

DEGREES

  • LL.M
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • J.D.
    Yale Law School, New Haven, United States
  • B.A.
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Lawyer
    Law Society of Ontario
  • Lawyer
    Bar of the State of New York