Health care, environmental work and intellectual property remain strong practice areas in the Kansas City, Mo., market, according to Joel Voran, chief executive officer of Lathrop & Gage.

“In terms of developing trends, we’ve seen a lot of general counsel of Fortune 500 companies who are more interested in using not just the big firms, but midsize firms, because of the value they can get from those practices without the costs,” Voran said.