Chilean firm Silva-Riesco Abogados launches

“Our firm focuses on our clients’ goals, steering clear of any actions that do not serve those goals. We succeed when our clients achieve what they are looking for, putting our expertise at their service,” according to the firm.

The firm is led by tax attorney Patricio Silva-Riesco, alongside criminal defense attorney Pablo Araya Zacarías, civil law and arbitration specialist Francisco Bassi, and corporate law expert Diego Khamis Thomas.

 Patricio Silva-Riesco is an expert in tax crimes, taxation, and litigation, with over 19 years of experience at the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and a 30-year legal career.

 Meanwhile, renowned criminal defense attorney Pablo Araya Zacarías focuses on economic criminal defense.

For his part, Francisco Bassi—a former partner at Bascuñán Barra Awad Contreras Schürmann (BACS Abogados)—is a specialist in civil law, arbitration, and private law.

 The firm’s fourth partner, Diego Khamis—who served as executive director of the Palestinian Community in Chile for over four years—is an expert in corporate law and international business.

 The firm’s approach combines expertise in various areas of law to address disputes from a comprehensive perspective, including criminal, civil, arbitration, tax, and refinancing matters.

 “Our approach aims to address high-stakes litigation through anticipation and prevention, and then through guidance and representation to resolve critical situations involving high legal, economic, and reputational complexity,” notes Silva-Riesco.

 The firm seeks to position itself in the resolution of significant disputes, in a context of increasingly sophisticated business conflicts.