Thomas T. Kim - a Santa Clara, CA Employment Law Lawyer

Santa Clara Employment Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Employment Law
Executive compensation

Attorney Information

Overview

Tom has a broad range of employment law and corporate law experience. Tom works extensively on establishing and administrating stock or equity compensation plans, employee benefit arrangements and executive compensation arrangements for start up companies and in transactions involving venture capital financings, initial public offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic business transactions. Tom represents company founders, CEO's, CFO's, other senior executives, and principals in venture capital firms in California and throughout the United States in all employment matters. He negotiates sophisticated employment agreements, compensation packages, stock option grants, and severance arrangements, change-of-control agreements, and other transition-related agreements with management and their inside and outside counsels. Tom also advises management teams of acquired companies during mergers and acquisitions.

Professional Background

Tom is one of the founding partners of Kastner | Kim LLP. Prior to starting Kastner | Kim LLP, Tom was a partner of Kastner | Banchero LLP. Tom was also an associate in the Corporate Group and in the Employee Benefits Group of Fenwick & West LLP where he focused on executive compensation matters and employee benefit matters. Also, Mr. Kim worked as an in-house counsel for a private investment company prior to joining the firm.

Professional & Community Activities

Tom is a member of the following professional and community organizations:

Korean American Bar Association of Northern California, Honorary Board Member, 2007-2008 President
The Asian Pacific Bar Association of the Silicon Valley, Board Member
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, Member
The Santa Clara Bar Association, Member

Education

Legal Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1997
  LL.M.
  Major: Taxation
- Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 1996
  J.D.
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1997
  Certificate in Employee Benefits Law
Non Legal Education
- University of Southern California, 1992
  B.S.
  Major: Business Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Languages

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Korean
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Bar Admissions

California
New York
New Jersey

Other Affiliations

Korean American Bar Association of Northern California, Honorary Board Member, President, 2007 - 2008
The Asian Pacific Bar Association of the Silicon Valley, Board Member
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member
The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, Member
The Santa Clara Bar Association, Member

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Contact

Santa Clara, CA

3150 De La Cruz Blvd.
Ste. 206
Santa Clara, CA 95054

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Phone: 650-318-6107

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Website: https://www.kastnerkim.com

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