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  20 top news stories of 2011

  By Danielle Feinstein, Cathleen Flahardy, Shirley Li, Ashley Post, Mary Swanton, Alex Vorro  |  December 1, 2011

  A slideshow of the events, people and stories that affected the in-house bar this year.

• Regulatory: President Obama shifts to unilateral executive action

  By John Cooney  |  November 9, 2011

  Frustrated with his inability to obtain legislation from Congress, President Obama recently shifted the focus of policymaking to emphasize steps he could take unilaterally under Article II of the Constitution as head of the executive branch.

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  Buffett says BofA needs time to clean itself up

  By Alex Vorro  |  September 30, 2011

  Warren Buffett spoke to the press today regarding much-maligned Bank of America (BofA), which has been on the receiving end of a litany of lawsuits, bad press and simply seems to have a black cloud firmly entrenched above its proverbial head.

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  State prosecutors, U.S. banks in talks about lawsuits

  By Ashley Post  |  September 6, 2011

  State prosecutors are offering a deal to U.S. banks that allegedly misrepresented mortgage securities sold during the housing bubble that will limit their liability in exchange for a multibillion-dollar payment.

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  U.S. filing suit against BofA, Chase, Goldman Sachs, others

  By Ashley Post  |  September 2, 2011

  The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is filing lawsuits against large banks that allegedly misrepresented mortgage securities sold during the housing bubble.

• Top 10 ways companies waste money on discovery

  By Mark Diamond  |  August 8, 2011

  While litigation and discovery may be inevitable, money should not be wasted.