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B BALAREZO LAW ‘CRIMINAL DEFENSE weee® PRESS RELEASE ***** A. EDUARDO BALAREZO ENTERS HIS APPEARANCE AS TRIAL COUNSEL FOR JOAQUIN “EL CHAPO” GUZMAN SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 (Washington, DC) - BALAREZO LAW is pleased to announce that founder A. Eduardo Balarezo has entered his appearance as trial counsel for Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzmén. Mr. Guzmén is currently pending trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, where he is charged with narcotics trafficking offenses in a 17-count indictment. Trial is scheduled to begin April 16, 2018, and is expected to last approximately three to four months. According to A. Eduardo Balarezo, BALAREZO LAW’s founder, “As his trial counsel, | am prepared and will assure that Mr. Guzmén avails himself of all his constitutional protections. I expect that the government will come at him with everything in its vast arsenal, mainly the testimony of cooperators, which the government will obtain in exchange for sentence reductions. A jury will decide whether these cooperators are believable.” Mr. Balarezo added, “Mr. Guzman has been held in extremely punitive conditions, including solitary confinement, which has been shown to have permanent detrimental psychological effects. He has also been denied any contact with his wife and very limited contact with other family members, even though he is presumed innocent under our system of justice.” BALAREZO LAW BALAREZO LAW is dedicated to the aggressive defense of complex domestic and international federal criminal charges. Mr. Balarezo is a highly-regarded and experienced criminal defense attomey representing clients in the federal courts of Washington DC, New York and throughout the country. Inquiries: BALAREZO LAW 400 7° Street, NW Suite 306 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 639-0999 info@balarezolaw.com www.balarezolaw.com

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