Press Release

Carey elected Patricia Silberman and Manuel José Garcés as new partners of the firm this month. Thus, the firm formed by more than 270 professionals in their legal area will be directed by 34 partners.

Patricia focuses her practice mainly on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, national and international financing and capital markets. She graduated from Universidad de Chile and holds an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is admitted to practice law in Chile and the United States. After starting her professional career at Carey, she worked for five years as an associate of an important New York law firm (2006–2011). Currently, she is an arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and a member of the International Steering Committee of the Women in the Profession (WIP) Program of the Vance Center. She participates actively as public speaker and in local and international publications.

Manuel José focuses his practice mainly on tax consulting, advising large multinationals on foreign investment processes and business reorganizations, as well as on their defense in tax audits and complex litigation cases. He graduated from Universidad Católica, and holds a graduate degree in Tax Law from Universidad Diego Portales (2010) and an LL.M. in International Taxation from the University of Florida (2011). From 2013 to 2018, Manuel José was Professor of the Master of Tax Law at Universidad Diego Portales. He is a frequent lecturer in seminars, both in Chile and abroad, including conferences about tax law for the International Bar Association (IBA).