CONTENTS AUGUST 2017 | VOLUME 31, NO. 12 05 YOUR VOICE 30 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 06 FROM OUR PRESIDENT 32 GLOBAL & DOMESTIC OUTLOOK 08 OUR MEMBERSHIP 1 0 CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 14 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 34 WORTH READING & MEDIA BYTES 36 PARTNERS' PERSPECTIVE 38 ATTORNEY BRIEFS 40 ASK THE ETHICS EXPERTS 16 GOVERNMENT & GAVEL 42 DISCIPLINARY SUMMARIES 18 FEATURE Globalization and the Midsize Firm 44 THE PRO BONO EFFECT 46 COMMUNITY & CONNECTIONS 22 FEATURE 48 LAST WORD Modernizing Rule 46: The Gateway for International Lawyers 26 FEATURE Regulatory Practice Across Borders On Cover: Global Legal Practice Task Force Chair Darrell G. Mottley and Member Geoffrey M. Klineberg. Globalization and the Midsize Firm See Feature page 18 John Remsen Jr. Lynn Fischer Fox Cover photo: Global Legal Practice Task Force: Darrell G. Mottley and Geoffrey M. Klineberg, Patrice Gilbert Photography Photos this page: John Remsen Jr., courtesy of TheRemsenGroup; Lynn Fischer Fox, courtesy of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; Kay C. Georgi, courtesy of Kay C. Georgi Kay C. Georgi