Keith R. Galbut leads Galbut
Beabeau’s corporate, construction, real estate, and outside general counsel
practices. Keith has extensive experience in corporate and real estate
transactions, including matters of corporate formation and governance and the
negotiation of commercial contracts, employment agreements, license agreements,
leases, mergers, acquisitions, and sales of businesses. He often protects his
clients’ rights and advances their interests in commercial and real estate
disputes, whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or
litigation. Keith devotes a significant portion of his practice to
supporting clients expanding into Arizona and beyond, into domestic and foreign
markets.
A community leader in the area of business globalization,
Keith has served as an Adjunct Professor of International Business Law at the
Thunderbird School of Global Management for over ten years and as Chairman and
President of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. Keith was honored
by
Global Chamber as “Global Business Service Provider of
the Year” in 2015 and with the “PCFR Visionary Award” in 2016 by the Phoenix
Committee on Foreign Relations. Keith’s strong leadership, integrity, values, vision,
and commitment to excellence is also evidenced by his 2021 recognition by the Phoenix
Business Journal as one of the Valley’s “Most Admired Leaders.”
Keith is regularly recognized with AV
Preeminent (the highest peer review rating for legal ability and ethical standards)
and Platinum Client Champion (the highest client review rating) designations
by
Martindale-Hubbell®. He has also been recognized by Southwest
Super Lawyers
® and The Best Lawyers in America® in the
areas of business, entrepreneurship, family business, and corporate law, and highlighted by
AZ Business Magazine, Arizona Executive Magazine,
and
Phoenix Magazine as one of Arizona’s Top Lawyers.
Keith’s passion for making a
positive impact on his community is evident from his community leadership. Keith
serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Banner Health Foundation
and Advance Guatemala; a Trustee on the Scottsdale Arts Board of Trustees; an
Emeritus Director of the Board of Directors for the Phoenix Committee of
Foreign Relations and Esperanca; and a Member of the prestigious Greater
Phoenix Leadership organization. Keith is a recipient of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s
“AZ’s Finest” and “AZ’s FUTURE” awards for his contributions to the community
and the Foundation, where he served as Chairman of the Cystic Fibrosis Great
Strides Walk for several years. Keith has also been a “Big Brother” for the
last eighteen years.
Keith is a Phoenix native and graduate of
ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. He received his Bachelor of
Arts in Economics from Emory University and earned Master’s Degrees in
International Management and Business Administration (MIM/MBA), with a concentration
on finance, from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. In addition,
Keith studied International Law and Business Transactions at the University of
Geneva, Switzerland and Cambridge University, England.
Keith’s passions are his family, international travel,
community organizations, and residential construction and architecture. He is
the Founder and President of Advocate – Residential Construction Advisors,
a residential construction advisory and owners’ representation firm.
