In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Jamie, Sturgeon, Financial Post, Nortel lawyers forced to testify against client -'Completely unprecedented'; Crown wants former CEO's litigators to hand over detailed notes from 2004

Amanda Bronstad, NLJ, Guilty pleas to bribing overseas officials

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, In Gulf Spill Probe, DOJ Charges Former BP Engineer with Obstruction

Mathew Huisman, BLT Blog, After Three-Decade Run, D.C. Boutique Janis, Schuelke & Wechsler Dissolves

Jesse J. Holland, Google (AP), Ray of hope for imprisoned ex-Gov. Ryan's appeal

DOJ Press Release, President of Costa Rican Company Convicted in Half a Billion Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide

Sara Randazzo, Am Law Daily, Manhattan D.A. Launches Criminal Probe of Ex-Dewey Chair Davis; Firm Opens Internal Inquiry (registration required)

Karen Sloan, NLJ, Baltimore looks to Justice Department for its next dean

Mark Touhy, Paul Enzinna, & Lauren Cury, Corporate Counsel, An In-House Counsel Corporate Corruption Playbook

Sue Reisinger, Corporate Counsel, law.com, Will Wal-Mart Regret Not Disclosing Its Bribery Investigation Sooner?

AP, Washington Post, Ex-aide to John Edwards takes the witness stand against the former presidential candidate (hat tip to Ivan Dominguez)

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