Keith Geurts

Full Profile

Keith Geurts is the Office Managing Partner of Clyde & Co in Toronto, and his practice is focused on a wide range of commercial, municipal and insurance litigation matters. He is also the Canadian Team Lead on the firm’s regulatory and investigations practice group. His work encompasses all facets of public administrative law, including aviation, quasi-criminal and white-collar crime, sanctions, regulatory hearings and investigations. Starting his career as an Assistant Crown Attorney in the Region of Peel, Keith is uniquely positioned to defend municipal police and its boards and he has successfully represented clients at all levels of courts in Ontario, bringing a sense of confidence and talent to his practice.

Keith’s clients span diverse industries, including the financial, transportation, manufacturing, automotive, aviation, retailing and resource sectors. He advises and defends corporate clients, board members and senior executives with serious charges in domestic and international anti-corruption matters, fraud investigations, money-laundering, antitrust and competition law, criminal and quasi-criminal defence, search warrants handling, internal investigations, public law, regulatory compliance and related civil litigation.

He regularly teaches trial advocacy and is a lecturer at Osgoode Hall’s LLM program teaching a course on global regulatory challenges surrounding anti-money laundering and international sanctions. In addition, Keith has participated in numerous speaking engagements and writes about relevant issues in the legal industry.

He was ranked by Chambers and Partners Canada in the field of white-collar crime law and was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers Canada in the fields of administrative and public law, and corporate and commercial litigation. Moreover, Keith was recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in insurance.

Admissions

• Ontario Bar, 1999
   

Education

• LL.B., University of Ottawa, 1997

• LL.B., University of Leeds, England, 1995

• B.A., University of Western Ontario, 1991

Professional Associations

• Member, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

• Member, Law Society of Ontario

• Former President, Toronto Lawyers Club

Experience

• Represented the Ontario Government at the Walkerton Inquiry

• Represented major manufacturing companies in class actions and complex commercial litigation matters

• Represented various municipal, police, emergency medical services and provincial governments in inquiries, in Coroner’s inquests and in general litigation matters

• Acts as counsel to corporations and individuals in criminal, disciplinary, regulatory and compliance matters involving anti-corruption, fraud, customs violations, environmental issues and provisions under the Canadian Criminal Code

• Helps develop compliance programs that are risk-based and tailored to clients’ needs

• Advises on high-profile investigations and proceedings, as well as on business implications related to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA)