What's Hot and What's Not

Robert Denney Associates is a group of experienced professionals who provide strategic management and marketing counsel to clients in selected professions and industries. The firm puts out Legal Communiques that "discuss current trends and issues in the legal profession, not only in the United States but internationally."

The latest Communique includes such hot topics as red hot practice areas:

• Energy. At many firms throughout the U.S. but particularly in Texas, Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Oil & gas are the main drivers while air and water quality continue to be environmental issues.
• Health Care. Most of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) goes into effect 1/1/14 but there are still questions about certain issues. A major one for employers, their advisers  most states and even the federal government is setting up the exchanges and whether or not some employers will drop insurance altogether.
• Sports Law. As discussed in Steve Taylor’s excellent lead article in November Of Counsel, it’s not really a separate area because it involves various practice areas such as M&A, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property and Advertising.

For more from the latest Communique, checkout this PDF.