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South Korea’s Shin & Kim opens office in Singapore
By MARI IWATA/ 27 APRIL 2023
South Korean Big Six law firm Shin & Kim has established an office in Singapore, its sixth internationally, and fourth in the ASEAN region.
The Singapore office, manned by senior foreign attorney Brian Shin (pictured), is expected to complement Shin & Kim’s other Southeast Asian outposts in Ho Chi Minh (established in 2017), Hanoi (2018), and Jakarta (2019). The firm also has offices in Beijing and Shanghai.
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