Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

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.

Areas of Practice

• Tax
• REITs
• Capital Markets
• Business, Finance, and Tax
• International Business Transactions

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1996
• District of Columbia, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Tax Section (Member)
• National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Member, Government Relations Committee)

Honors and Awards

• Chambers USA, REITs, 2007

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996
  LL.M
• Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1995
  J.D.
• University of North Carolina, 1992
  B.A.

Address

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Washington, DC 20004

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(202) 637-5854

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(202) 637-5910

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