Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault

Infobox Law Firm
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 the dot-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 representing venture capital funds and startups that prospered during Boston's technology boom. Notable clients included Digital Equipment Corporation, JBoss, Inc. and Teradyne, Inc. The firm's flagship practice was its fund formation and private equity group. In December 2004, the fund formation practice decamped to the Boston office of the New York firm Proskauer 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, including Goodwin 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.

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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...]