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Professor Antonio Gidi serves as a Teaching Professor at Syracuse University College of Law, specializing in Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Torts, and Comparative Law. With extensive international academic experience, he previously taught at the Universities of Houston and Detroit, served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and held visiting positions across Brazil, Mexico, Belgium, France, and Italy.
Education:
- S.J.D., University of Pennsylvania, USA
- Ph.D., PUC University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- LL.M., PUC University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- J.D., Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
Professor Gidi's research pioneers Class Actions in civil law jurisdictions, highlighted by his authorship of the Model Class Action Code for Civil Law Countries—published in multiple languages and adopted as foundational for Latin American class action frameworks. His expertise in Transnational Civil Procedure drove his role as Associate Reporter/Secretary for the American Law Institute/UNIDROIT project developing uniform international litigation rules, alongside direct legislative contributions for Mexico's Senate and Brazil's Ministry of Justice.
Fluent in Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and English—with working French proficiency—he maintains active roles as Visiting Professor at Brazil's Federal University of Bahia and Mexico's ITAM, while serving as a globally recognized expert in Brazilian/Latin American law and class action systems.
