Elena Hernandez focuses her practice on tax, estate planning, and wealth preservation strategies for high-net-worth clients. She has experience advising both domestic and international clients, establishing tax-efficient investment structures and providing them with guidance throughout their family and business life cycles. Elena advises clients regarding the use of both revocable and irrevocable trusts, the formation of domestic and foreign business entities, and the tax compliance aspects of their family structures. She also advises clients on complex tax matters, including under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and other tax withholding and information reporting regimes.
Elena also provides guidance on various transactional state and local tax matters and advises clients on tax compliance issues before the IRS.