Blaine Saito

Blaine G. Saito, an expert in the field of taxation, joined the Northeastern faculty as Assistant Professor of Law in 2020. His research focuses on the intersection of tax rules, economics, tax administration and social policy. His current research focuses on tax expenditures and their use in social policy and international tax issues. His work has been published in the Virginia Tax Review, Harvard Journal on Legislation and Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy.

Saito most recently served as a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. He graduated from Harvard College in 2004 with an AB in chemistry, and went on to earn a JD from Harvard Law School and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Fields of Expertise

• Tax Law and Policy
• Contracts
• Economics and the Law

Companies

• Assistant Professor Of Law Northeastern University School of Law (2020)
• Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law Harvard Law School (2018 — 2020)
• Trial Attorney; Tax Division; Court of Federal Claims Section U.S. Department of Justice (2015 — 2018)
• Judicial Law Clerk U.S. Courts of Appeals (2014 — 2015)
• Tax Associate Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates (2013 — 2014)
• Tax Associate Fenwick & West (2012 — 2013)
• Freshman Proctor Harvard University (2010 — 2012)
• Summer Associate Fenwick and West (2011 — 2011)
• Summer Law Clerk United States Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii (2010 — 2010)