Legal Times: What effect has Congress had on the business of law?
Paul Thompson: It's a very common question and I always say that when Congress does anything or doesn't do something, it generally generates legal work in some way or another. We find that as there was uncertainty about health care legislation, that our health care practice was busier than ever trying to interpret the law, advise on what the Supreme Court could do, and after the Supreme Court decided, advising on the opinion. Congress and the administrative agencies, as well, are such a fundamental part of the regulatory and legal scheme that businesses have to confront today. It will continue, whether they are acting or not acting, to generate, in some way, the need for legal guidance.
