LAWYER PROFILE

Manuel Silva

Latin America 2026

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets

International Counsel

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Latin America

Practice Areas

Manuel's practice focuses on cross-border transactions, principally in Latin America. He regularly represents Latin American corporations, state-owned entities and investment and commercial banks in connection with debt and equity capital markets, acquisition, project and structured financings and liability management transactions. He also represents corporations in mergers and acquisitions and corporate and sovereign clients in debt restructurings across the region.

Career

Manuel joined the firm in 2012 and became a partner in 2020. LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 2009; Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - Campus Ciudad de México, Law, 2005.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar in New York and Mexico.

Publications

SDNY Denies Securities Fraud TRO and Upholds Ecuador’s Use of Collective Action Clauses in Sovereign Debt Restructuring.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Latin America

Capital Markets - International Counsel

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Up-and-coming partner Manuel Silva is active advising renowned companies and governmental clients on capital markets operations involving jurisdictions such as Paraguay and Mexico.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Manuel Silva always provides great advice and a lot of awareness regarding additional issues we might be overlooking, highlighting the risks or benefits of executing specific transactions.
Capital MarketsChambers Latin America