All Patton Boggs needs to do is find a way to steal Raj Rajaratnam away from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, and the firm might have to open a Colombo office to service its stable of high-profile Sri Lankan clients.

Authorities in the war-torn island nation have confirmed that the country’s chief of defense staff, General Sarath Fonseka, has been asked to attend an interview with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday.