Katten is a gold sponsor of the 41st Annual Benjamin S. Crocker Symposium on Real Estate Law and Business, presented by the Real Property Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association  and the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA. This year's Symposium, "X Marks the Spot: Discovering Treasure in Today's Real Estate Market," will expose and analyze the various hidden treasures that exist in today's evolving real estate market from business, legal and practical standpoints.

Partner Allan Abshez is a member of the Symposium Planning Committee and will moderate a breakout session on "Economic Development Tips, Tricks and Traps: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" at 11:30 a.m. The panel will discuss the economic development tools that exist for public and private development and the strengths and weaknesses of each, along with the opportunities these tools provide to real estate professionals.

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