Robert J. Keating is an accomplished business attorney with nearly two decades of experience advising closely held companies, startups, and investors through every stage of the business life cycle. As founding partner of Keating & Lyden, LLC, Rob provides sophisticated yet practical legal counsel, helping clients navigate complex transactions with clarity and confidence.
Rob’s practice emphasizes corporate and transactional law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings, entity structuring, and tax strategy. He has successfully negotiated and closed a wide range of transactions, including numerous multimillion-dollar stock and asset purchase deals across industries such as technology, financial services, consumer products, healthcare, and professional services.
His M&A work includes representing both buyers and sellers in closely held and middle-market transactions. He regularly drafts and negotiates stock purchase agreements (SPAs), asset purchase agreements (APAs), operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and related transaction documents. Rob also counsels clients on regulatory compliance, capitalization strategies, and intellectual property protection, often serving as outside general counsel for growing businesses.
At Keating & Lyden, we pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with our clients and exploring creative, personalized strategies to meet each client’s specific goals. We work with startups and mature companies alike, providing responsive, high-quality legal services tailored to each stage of growth.
Rob holds a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law, where he served as an associate editor of the Law Review, Co-Chair of the Rothgerber Moot Court Board, and Treasurer of his graduating class. Shortly after graduating, he authored a legislative report on behalf of the University of Colorado’s Energy and Environmental Security Initiative. Commissioned by the State of Colorado, the report analyzed emerging greenhouse gas emissions trading systems and their implications for Colorado policy and business.
He earned his B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington, where he served as Interfraternity Council President and a Senator in student government.
Rob is licensed to practice in Colorado and Washington and is also admitted before the U.S. Tax Court. He has been recognized by his peers in Colorado Super Lawyers each year since 2021, following his selection as a Rising Star from 2013 through 2016.
Outside the office, Rob enjoys life in Boulder with his wife and their three children — two sons and a daughter. They can often be found hiking, snowboarding, or exploring Colorado’s outdoors. Rob also loves golf, gardening, music, and reading.
Education:
University of Colorado School of Law, J.D. 2006
University of Washington, B.A. 2002
Bar Admissions:
Washington 2008
United States Tax Court 2007
Colorado 2006
