acarumi@hhlaw.com
PHONE
+1.202.637.5854
FAX
+1.202.637.5910
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Ana Cristina
Arumi
Partner,
Washington, D.C.
Cristina Arumi is a Co-director of the firm’s tax group and practices principally in the areas of corporate and partnership taxation. Her experience includes the representation of investment banks, private equity, public company, tax-exempt, and non-U.S. investors in U.S. real estate.
Cristina regularly advises both public and private real estate investment trusts (REITs), including mortgage REITs, on a variety of matters. Cristina has worked on multiple transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, the formation and initial public offering of UPREITs, REIT conversions, roll-up transactions, and public debt and equity offerings. Cristina also advises a number of REITs on ongoing operating matters. She also has experience representing other corporate and partnership clients in connection with a variety of transactions, including taxable and non-taxable acquisition transactions, recapitalizations, and debt restructurings. In addition, Cristina's practice includes advising non-U.S. clients of the U.S. tax implications of investments and operations in the United States, with a particular focus on the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), and advising both U.S. and non-U.S. clients regarding U.S. tax implications of a variety of cross-border transactions.
Representative Experience
Representation of Trizec Properties in its $8.9 billion acquisition by Brookfield Properties and The Blackstone Group.
Representation of CarrAmerica in its $5.6 billion acquisition by The Blackstone Group.
Representation of Lehman Brothers/ING Clarion in their $2.8 billion acquisition of Gables Residential.
Representation of GE in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Trustreet Properties.
Representation of Trizec Properties in its participation with GE in the $4.8 billion acquisition of Arden Realty.
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