Shin Jae Kim is head of TozziniFreire’s Compliance & Investigations practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. A recognized pioneer in Brazil’s compliance field, Shin advises boards of directors, audit committees, and senior executives on governance under stress, high-stakes internal investigations, corporate integrity, crisis management and strategic government-related matters across a broad range of industries, including highly regulated sectors.
// 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 is consistently recognized as one of the leading practitioners in her field by major international legal directories. She is ranked as a Star Individual by both Chambers Global and Chambers Brazil, and is also listed in the Hall of Fame by Legal 500. She is further recognized by Latin Lawyer 250, Análise Advocacia and Análise Advocacia Mulher, and was named among the world’s leading women in investigations in the 2018 edition of Women in Investigations, published by Global Investigations Review. Shin was also recommended in Latin Lawyer’s Masters of M&A guide and is recognized by LACCA Approved/Thought Leader. In the past years, Shin received the Latin America: Thought Leader of the Year Award from Women in Business Americas, and the Lawyer of the Year Award from Best Lawyers. She was also named Lawyer of the Year Brazil by Legal 500 in 2023 and shortlisted again for the award in 2024. Earlier in her career, in 2007, she received the International Compliance Professional Award from the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics.
// Additional Activities
- Board Member to WWCDA (Women"s White Collar Defense Association).
- Co-chair of Brazil Chapter of WWCDA (Women"s White Collar Defense Association).
- Board Member 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).
- Incoming Secretary General of the Inter-pacific Bar Association (IPBA).
- Regional Governor at IAKL (International Association of Korean Lawyers).
- Transparency Internationals Country Law Expert 2014.
// 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.
