HECTOR G. ARANA

Hector practices in the areas of agribusiness, corporate and securities, estate planning and probate, international, real estate, and tax law. He has significant experience in handling tax disputes with the IRS Office of Appeals, district counsel offices, and advance pricing teams.

Fluent in Spanish, Hector represents both foreigners and U.S. residents with U.S. businesses and property interests and deals with the business and tax aspects of those businesses and holdings.

Education

  • J.D., University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
  • B.S., cum laude, Accounting, Arizona State University

Areas Of Practice

Welcome to one of the largest and most sophisticated estate planning practices in the Southwest and California.

Our experienced agricultural attorneys provide a broad range of assistance to clients, both domestically and internationally, in many areas of agribusiness and agricultural law.

Our tax attorneys are committed to helping clients proactively structure their businesses, transactions, and estate plans in the most tax-efficient manner.

Our real estate practice is one of the largest in the American West, including Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada with experience in all aspects of the real estate development process, from due diligence, acquisition and finance, through land use permitting and entitlements, to leasing and sale.

Fennemore has one of the most robust estate and trust litigation practices in the Southwest and California.

Our business and finance attorneys represent national, regional and local clients participating in significant transactions.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

  • International

Awards and Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America®, International Trade and Finance Law, Tax Law, 2005-2024
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated (the highest rating available), by Martindale-Hubbell

Professional and community activities

  • Member, State Bar of Arizona
  • Member, Santa Cruz County Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Association of Attorney Certified Public Accountants
  • Former Board Member, International Law Center, University of Arizona

Admissions

  • Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Tax Court

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish, Fluent