Bae, Kim & Lee Expanded India Legal Practice
The law firm added India-qualified counsel and a new secondment to bolster support for Korean businesses.
Updated on Oct. 5, 2026 in Remote Work
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Bae, Kim & Lee has hired Reema Dash as an India-qualified lawyer to advise Korean clients on market entry and corporate investment. Dash brings 13 years of professional experience to the role and will split her time between Korea and Bengaluru.
Why it matters
The firm is scaling its presence to address the growing investment volume from Korean companies into India. This move provides operators with dedicated local legal support for navigating complex investment incentives and M&A activity.
Reema Dash joins the firm with 13 years of experience at organizations including Morgan Stanley India and G42, while Garam Shon initiates a secondment in Delhi to support client investment negotiations.
The players
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
A major South Korean law firm providing full-service corporate legal support for global market operations.
Reema Dash
An India-qualified lawyer with 13 years of experience in corporate and investment law.
Garam Shon
A legal professional from Bae, Kim & Lee assigned to a long-term secondment in Delhi.
Trilegal
An Indian law firm specializing in corporate, M&A, and regulatory legal services.
The details
Dash will operate across Korea and Bengaluru to provide tailored legal counsel, while Shon will coordinate with local firm Trilegal to facilitate M&A and incentive deal-making. This structure allows Korean companies to bridge cross-border regulatory gaps using on-the-ground expertise to manage local market entry and operational compliance.
Timeline
October 2026 marks the start of Garam Shon's secondment in Delhi.
Market Landscape
This expansion follows the established pattern of international firms increasing local capacity to capture rising capital flows between Korea and India. The move reflects a broader trend of Korean businesses seeking specialized legal infrastructure to manage complex cross-border investments.
Operators currently invested in India or planning entry should evaluate whether their legal counsel provides direct, market-specific expertise. Firms should monitor how these legal secondments impact the speed and success rate of local investment incentive negotiations.
The takeaway
Firms expanding into new regions must pair local legal expertise with home-office oversight to effectively navigate cross-border transactions. Review your current legal service agreements to ensure counsel maintains adequate standing in the specific regulatory jurisdictions of your growth markets.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news.
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