Shin Jae Kim

Head of TozziniFreire´s Compliance & Investigation practice group and member of the firm´s Executive Committee, Shin is a pioneer in the implementation and development of compliance practices in Brazil, she is widely recognized for her strategic coordination of matters involving government relations and corporate investigations. She has over 30 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions, advising investors from various jurisdictions on both inbound and outbound investments. She also leads the firm’s Asia Practice Group and directly coordinates the Korea Desk. Shin was one of the leaders behind the creation of the Latin American Compliance & Investigation League (LACIL), bringing together leading law firms across Latin America in this practice area. In addition, she serves as a Compliance and Audit Advisor to the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), and is Co-Leader of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) – Brazil Chapter. A frequent speaker at national and international conferences on compliance and corporate investigations, Shin completed the Academy of American and International Law, organized by the Center for American and International Law (USA). She holds an LL.M. degree in International and Comparative Law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), a specialization in Tax Law from the University of São Paulo (USP) Law School, and an LL.B. from the same institution. Shin is a member of the Editorial Board of the Global Investigations Review (GIR) and holds the Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional – International (CCEP-I) designation. She is consistently recommended by leading legal directories, including Chambers Global, Chambers Brazil, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Latin Lawyer 250, Best Lawyers, and Análise Advocacia 500. She was also recognized among the world’s Top 100 Women in Investigations by Women in Investigations 2018, published by Global Investigations Review. In 2007, Shin received the International Compliance Professional Award from the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE). She is also recommended by Latin Lawyer – Masters of M&A, recognized as a LACCA Thought Leader: Anti-Corruption & Compliance, and is LACCA Approved.