Thomas Kim
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 4 : Investment Funds: International
Band 4
About
Provided by Thomas Kim
Practice Areas
Thomas Kim focuses his practice on advising private equity, venture capital and other alternative fund managers on the structuring, establishment and marketing of investment funds. He has significant experience advising sovereign wealth funds, multilateral development banks and other institutional investors on their private fund investments. Thomas also regularly counsels clients on secondary transactions, mergers and acquisitions of fund management businesses, co-investments and carried interest structuring. He is experienced in the raising of closed-ended funds focusing on impact and sustainable investments, and regularly advises asset managers on compliance with European ESG-related regulatory matters.
Prior to joining Dechert, Thomas was based in the London office of another US law firm, during which he completed a secondment in the corporate legal department of a large institutional asset manager and compliance department of a hedge fund. In his previous career, Thomas was an officer in the Singapore Navy, where he served in Iraq during its post-war reconstruction, and provided legal counsel to the naval counter-piracy task force off the coast of Somalia.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Thomas Kim is a fast-rising lawyer who has won acclaim for his advice on the establishment of private equity, venture capital and credit funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Thomas Kim is great to work with; he builds a great rapport with his clients. He is very responsive and prompt and he always manages to find commercial and ideal solutions for us."
"Thomas consistently demonstrates a keen attention to detail, ensuring that every aspect of our legal needs is thoroughly addressed. His approachability and meticulousness makes him a valuable asset."
"Thomas Kim is great to work with; he builds a great rapport with his clients. He is very responsive and prompt and he always manages to find commercial and ideal solutions for us."
"Thomas consistently demonstrates a keen attention to detail, ensuring that every aspect of our legal needs is thoroughly addressed. His approachability and meticulousness makes him a valuable asset."
