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Originally posted by SillyconLawyer
I don't remember the name of the boutique that Thelen acquired but I ran into one of the attorneys who had been part of it. Apparently they have all pretty much left at this point. This guy struck me as a bit weird so it may have been a cultural issue.
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It was Britton, Silberman & Cervantes, and they seemed to be masters of PR (hey, we go to burning man and have a grand piano in the lobby!) as they got lots of mention in the Recorder during the boom years. In fact, they turned out to be the legal equivalent of a dot com. After they got thrown a life preserver from Thelen and the worm turned, I think most of them got kicked to the curb, except Cervantes, who may still be there as a partner. At least I think that's what happened, I'm sure someone else has the real scoop. I've just heard rumors that, much like their former dotcom clients, it was all a bunch of smoke and mirrors. I'd still like to go to burning man on my firm's dime though....
Edited to add: Tom Cervantez is still a partner at Thelen--having good credentials, and prior biglaw exp. at Pillsbury and Cooley, I'm sure he was a good fit for Thelen, the other partners, not so much.
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