Here is a list of (1) visiting assistant professor hires; (2) entry-level hires; (3) lateral moves; (4) promotions, tenures, chairs, and professorships; (5) administrative appointments: (6) visits; and (7) retirements involving tax professors in 2025–26. (Email taxprofblogeditors [at] pepperdine.edu any omissions. Updates in bold.)
Visiting Assistant Professor Hires
- Kris Kania (Sullivan & Cromwell) to NYU (2025)
- Amanda Leon (Caplin & Drysdale; IRS) to Michigan (2025)
- Will Danielson-Lanier (U.S. Tax Court) to NYU (2026)
Entry-Level Hires
- Lucy Msall (PhD, Chicago) to Chicago (2025)
- Rita Julien (VAP, NYU) to Houston (2025)
- Eric Baudry (Faculty Fellow, Michigan) to Illinois (2025)
- Vinita Singh (VAP, Iowa) to Minnesota (2025)
- Noah Marks (VAP, Duke) to UNC (2025)
- Jeff Gordon (VAP, Yale) to Vanderbilt (2025)
- Lauren Shores Pelikan (Missouri) to Missouri (2026)
- Alexandra Walker (VAP, NYU) to Boston College (2026)
- Fernando Loayza-Jordán (VAP, Drexel) to Washington & Lee (2026)
- Erika Scuderi (VAP, Florida) to Suffolk (2026)
- Lauren Libby (PhD, Yale) to Texas (2026)
- Andrew Granato (PhD, Yale SOM) to Texas (2026)
Lateral Moves
- Andrew Appleby (Stetson) to Tennessee (2025)
- Jonathan Choi (USC) to Wash U (2025)
- Brian Galle (Georgetown) to Berkeley (2025)
- Victoria Haneman (Creighton) to Georgia (2025)
- Sarah Lawsky (Northwestern) to Illinois (2025)
- Goldburn Maynard, Jr. (Missouri) to Connecticut (2025)
- Ted Afield (Georgia State) to Stetson (2026)
Promotions, Tenures, Chairs, and Professorships
- Blaine Saito (Ohio State) granted tenure and made the Lawrence D. Stanley Professorship in Law (2025)
- Danny Schaffa (Richmond) granted tenure and made Professor of Law (2025)
Administrative Appointments
- Miranda Stewart (NYU) to Director, International Tax Program (2025)
- Linda Jellum (Idaho, on leave) to Interim Dean, Gonzaga (2026)
Visits
- Miranda Stewart (University of Melbourne) to NYU (2025–2028)
- Jonathan Choi (USC) to Harvard (Spring 2026)
- Adam Kern (San Diego) to Stanford (Spring 2026)
- Eric Zolt (UCLA) to NYU (Fall 2026)
Retirements
- Monica Gianni (CSU-Northridge) (2026)
For prior years’ Tax Prof Moves, see:
