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	Katz Barron Attorneys Address Construction Industry Professionals November 28, 2006 Miami, FL - On Friday, December 1, 2006, Katz Barron Squitero Faust hosted a seminar designed for professionals in the construction, development and insurance industries. Leyza F. Blanco, partner and Stephen Walruth-Sadurni, Of Counsel presented “Legal Strategies for Today’s Volatile Real Estate Market”, which covered information needed to safeguard rights, avoid litigation, and capitalize on current risk management techniques. The discussion focused on the pre-contract state and how to prevent problems before they start, managing a project and handling problems during performance, claim resolution and litigation strategies, and bankruptcy basics and distressed project intervention “With the rise of construction development in South Florida, these types of informational sessions are vital to help inform the community about pitfalls to avoid before project implementation of a particular development,” stated John R. Squitero, managing partner of the firm. Leyza F. Blanco, Partner, serves as Chairperson of the firm's Litigation Department. She has devoted her practice to a wide range of litigation and insolvency matters, including out-of-court workouts, debt restructuring and representation of creditors, trustees and debtors in bankruptcy and general commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. Leyza is currently the president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association. Stephen P. Walroth-Sadurní, of Counsel, is an AV-rated attorney whose law practice is focused primarily on representing clients in all aspects of complex commercial and construction litigation in state and federal courts (including appeals before the Florida Third District Court of Appeals, and the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals). Stephen represents developers, contractors, architects and engineers in all aspects of construction issues and construction litigation. Katz Barron is a full-service commercial law firm with offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Established in 1977, Katz Barron provides counsel on a wide range of business matters, including complex securities transactions, construction and other commercial litigation, bankruptcy and reorganization matters, real estate transactions, environmental law, international and domestic tax counsel, and estate planning. For more information about Katz Barron, visit the firm's website at www.katzbarron.com ### Direct media queries to: Monique D. Spence, Marketing Director - 305-856-2444