- Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault
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firm_name = Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault
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num_attorneys = 400
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practice_areas = General practice
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revenue = $450 million (2002)
date_founded =1973
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company_type = DEFUNCT
dissolved =2005 Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault LLP was a
Boston law firm of approximately 400 attorneys at its peak in 2002 with revenues approaching $450 million. It dissolved in 2005 amid partner departures and the burst of thedot-com bubble . [ [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1109597712278 Carlyn Kolker, 'Inside Testa Hurwitz's Flameout,' "The American Lawyer," (2005)] ] The firm was founded in 1973 and grew into a powerhouse representingventure capital funds and startups that prospered during Boston's technology boom. Notable clients includedDigital Equipment Corporation , JBoss, Inc. andTeradyne , Inc. The firm's flagship practice was its fund formation andprivate equity group. In December 2004, the fund formation practice decamped to the Boston office of the New York firmProskauer Rose , heralding the demise of Testa, Hurwitz. [ [http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=116470 "The Lawyer" 'Downturn in Testa Hurwitz's core areas and lawyer departures spelt firm's end,' (2005)] ] The firm's partners scattered to a number of firms, includingGoodwin Procter , [ [http://www.goodwinprocter.com/NewsEvents/News/Goodwin%20Procter%20Adds%2024%20Partners%20%20Partners%20join%20from%20Testa%20Hurwitz%20and%20Thibeault%20and%20McDermott%20Will.aspx Goodwin Procter Adds 24 Partners: Partners join from Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault and McDermott, Will & Emery] ]Choate, Hall & Stewart amongst others.References
External links
* [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1109597712278 Inside Testa Hurwitz's Flameout]
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/01/10/daily72.html Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault votes to dissolve]
* [http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/securities-law-insider-trading/5492550-1.html Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP Attorney Named Chair of American Bar Association...]
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