Minneapolis: Minnesota Law Welcomes Vinita R. Singh to the Faculty in 2025:
The University of Minnesota Law School is pleased to announce Vinita R. Singhwill join the faculty as an associate professor of law in the fall of 2025. Professor Singh studies economic statecraft, with an emphasis on examining how federal income taxation can be used to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals.
She is currently a visiting assistant professor and faculty fellow at the University of Iowa College of Law. She received her B.A. from Grinnell College, her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, and her LL.M. in National Security Law from the Georgetown University Law Center. Before her current role, she practiced in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis, advising on the tax aspects of international transactions.
Her articles include:
- Weaponization of Taxation: Sovereign Tax Immunity as a National Security Tool, 50 BYU L. Rev. ___ (2025)
- Louboutin Lawfare: Exploring Conceptions of Sanctions Utility Through Export Controls on Luxury Goods, 119 Nw. U. L. Rev. 885 (2025)
- Captain Hook to Space Crook: Towards a Convention on the Suppression of Space Piracy, 47 Fordham Int’l L.J. 185 (2024)
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