Gerald I. Katz, Esq.

Mr. Katz is copresenting Workshop W5, “Tips and Tactics for Managing Contract Risks,” on Wednesday morning. He is a partner in the law firm of Katz & Stone, L.L.P., with offices in Vienna, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Rockville, Maryland, and specializes in resolving complex construction disputes. He has extensive experience in representing owners, contractors, sureties, and designers in contract preparation and negotiation and in complex construction litigation.

Mr. Katz received both a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia. Mr. Katz is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, United States Supreme Court, and United States Court of Federal Claims. He also serves as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association’s Construction Industry Arbitration Panel and is an Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

In addition to his practice, Mr. Katz lectures and speaks frequently to owners, contractors, public building officials, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, sureties, and others involved in construction on such topics as design-build procurement, construction risk management, negotiating construction contracts, construction claims and claims prevention, design liability, and construction insurance issues.

Mr. Katz has spoken and presented seminars for such construction trade associations as the Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad & Tobago; Urban Development Company of Trinidad & Tobago; Petroleum Company of Trinidad & Tobago; St. Lucia Ministry of Communication, Works, Transport and Public Utilities, Caribbean Electric Utilities Services Corporation; Construction Specifications Institute; Associated Builders and Contractors; National Electrical Contractors Association; National Utility Contractors Association; American Subcontractors Association; World of Concrete; National Pavement Exposition; Associated General Contractors of America; Virginia Building Material Association; Maryland General Contractors Association; Construction Management Association of America; National Association of Surety Bond Producers; Reliance Insurance; The St. Paul Companies; Bermuda Contractors Association; Institute of Bermuda Architects; American Contractors Insurance Group; Barbados Association of Quantity Surveyors; Korean Contract Management Association; and China National Petroleum Corporation.

Mr. Katz also is a speaker in the annual Construction Risk Conference presented by International Risk Management Institute, where he has spoken on contractual risk transfer, surety bonds, completed operations coverage, and other construction risk topics. In addition, in association with Martyn Bould of Cayman, and through their alliance, Caribbean Construction Advisory Services, Mr. Katz has an active practice in the Caribbean.