Abdi Aidid

Overview

Abdi Aidid is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto's Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law and the Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice. Professor Aidid’s research and teaching focus on civil adjudication, privacy law, and the intersection of law and technology.

Professor Aidid holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto, a J.D. from Yale Law School and an LL.M. from the University of Toronto. He previously practised litigation and arbitration at Covington & Burling LLP in New York City and Davies Ward Phillps & Vineberg LLP in Toronto, and served as Vice President, Legal at Blue J, where he led the development of machine learning enabled legal research tools.

In 2024–2025, Professor Aidid served as a Visiting Associate Professor at Yale Law School and currently serves as the Ian D. Shugart Visiting Scholar at the Canada School of Public Service, where he collaborates with departments across the federal public service on topics related to ethical technology use and privacy. He is a Faculty Affiliate at the Future of Law Lab and the Centre for Ethics.