Head of TozziniFreire´s Compliance & Investigation practice group and member of the firm´s Executive Committee, Shin Jae Kim is a pioneer in the development of the Compliance field in Brazil. She is a specialist in the strategic coordination of initiatives that involve relationships with government bodies, crisis management, and corporate investigations across all industries and sectors. She is respected for her leading practice and over 30 years of experience in corporate law, M&A and for advising investors from several different countries in their inbound and outbound investments. Shin is also head of the Asia Practice Group, directly coordinating the Korea Desk. In addition, she chairs and speaks at several forums and international events focused on Anti-corruption, corporate governance and investigations matters. Shin also co-headed the creation of the Latin American Compliance & Investigation League (LACIL), which involves the top Latin America law firms in this practice.
// Academic education
Studied at the Academy of American and International Law within the Center for American and International Law, USA, 1997.
LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, 1994.
Specialized degree in Tax Law from the Law School of USP (Universidade de São Paulo), 1991.
Graduate of the Law School of USP, 1990.
// Recognition
Shin Jae Kim is ranked by Chambers Global as a Star Individual in Compliance, and is also recognized for Crisis Management and as a Foreign Expert for Compliance (South Korea). She is further acknowledged by Chambers Brazil, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, and Análise Advocacia. She was featured among the worlds leading women in investigations in the Women in Investigations 2018 guide by Global Investigations Review. In 2007, Shin received the International Compliance Professional Awardfrom the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. She is a LACCA Thought Leader in Anti-Corruption & Compliance and is also LACCAApproved. In addition, Shin was named Lawyer of the Year by Legal500 in 2023 and shortlisted for the same category again in 2024.
// Additional Activities
- Deputy Secretary at IPBA (Interpacific Bar Association) (2025-2026).
- Regional Governor at IAKL (International Association of Korean Lawyers).
- Member of the Ethics and Compliance Committee of CEBDS (Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development) (2023-2025).
- Co-leader of Brazil Chapter of WWCDA (Women"s White Collar Defense Association).
- Member of the Finance, Compliance and Audit Committee of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) & Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) (2022-2023).
- Member of the editorial board of GIR (Global Investigations Review).
- Vice-coordinator of Programs at Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
- Senior Board Member of the Brazil-China Business Council.
- Transparency International"s Country Law Expert 2014.
- Transparency International"s representative in Brazil for the preparation of the "Progress Report 2014: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery".
- Regional Governor for South America of International Association of Korean Lawyers.
- Former member representing the Brazilian government in the Brazil-Korea Forum.
- CCEP (Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional) by SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics).
- Member of the Certification Board of CCB (Compliance Certification Board).
// Publications
- "The Advantages of a Robust Compliance Programme in the Event of an External Investigation" chapter (co-author). In The Guide to Corporate Compliance. London: Latin Lawyer/LACCA (Law Business Research), 2020.
- "Brazil" chapter (co-author). In Getting the Deal Through: Anti-Corruption Regulation. London: Law Business Research, 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions.
- "Compliance e Investigação no Mundo Moderno" chapter (co-author). In 40 Anos de Direito Empresarial no Brasil. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2016.
- "Compliance e Mecanismos Anticorrupção nos Contratos de Afretamento de Embarcações" article (co-author). In Revista de Direito Aduaneiro, Marítimo e Portuário. São Paulo: Síntese, v. 6, no. 34 - Sept/Oct, 2016.
