Stefania Cirillo (Fall)

Postdoctoral Global Fellow
Italy
sc11602@nyu.edu

Stefania Cirillo is a Postdoctoral Global Fellow associated with the Center on Civil Justice at NYU, where her current research delves into the influence of ideologies in comparative studies of civil procedure law. She is also a post-doctoral researcher at Bocconi University, Italy, contributing to a project entitled “U.S. dispute resolution mechanisms and novel models of summary adjudication in civil law systems.” Stefania’s primary academic interests lie in Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Law and Arbitration Law, especially in a comparative perspective. Her recent papers and presentations have explored topics such as comparative research on judicially-led settlement, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods, as well as the characteristics of adversarial and non-adversarial systems, and summary judgment.

Stefania earned both her JD in Law and PhD in Legal Studies from Bocconi University. Her doctoral research focused on the role of judicially-led settlement. During her PhD, she spent a period as a visiting PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law in Luxembourg.

Before commencing her PhD studies, Stefania gained three years of experience at an international law firm, in the Trial and Litigation Department. She is also an Attorney at Law in Italy.

Center Affiliation: Center on Civil Justice
Research Project: The Role of Ideologies in Comparative Studies of Civil Procedure Law