Biography
Myriam Gilles is the Paul R. Verkuil Professor of Public Law at the Cardozo Law School, where she teaches courses in procedure, complex litigation and mass torts. Professor Gilles has written extensively on the harmful effects of forced arbitration and has testified in support of federal and state legislation seeking to eliminate these provisions. Her scholarship is widely cited, and she is a co-editor of an influential casebook in procedure.
Myriam Gilles specializes in class actions and aggregate litigation, and has written extensively on class action waivers in arbitration clauses. She also writes on structural reform litigation and tort law. She is the #5 most cited civil procedure professors in the country. Her articles have appeared in top law reviews, including Chicago, Columbia, Michigan, and Penn. Professor Gilles teaches Torts, Products Liability, Class Actions & Aggregate Litigation. She has testified before Congress on consumer protections. Professor Gilles served as Cardozo’s vice dean from 2016 to 2018. She has been a visiting professor at the University of Virginia Law School and in 2005-06, was a fellow in the Program of Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
