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Fasken is pleased to announce that Norm Keith, LL.M., of its Toronto office, has been appointed as Website Officer of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association, commencing January 1, 2019. The IBA is the global voice of the legal profession and the foremost organisation for international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. Established in 1947, shortly after the creation of the United Nations, the IBA was born out of the conviction that an organisation made up of the world's bar associations could contribute to global stability and peace through the administration of justice. Mr. Keith is a senior partner practicing employment, regulatory and white collar and business crime litigation. He is the author of 12 books, including Corporate Crime, Accountability and Social responsibility in Canada. Mr. Keith's appointment with the IBA Business Crime Committee will be until December 31, 2020.

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