TAMPA, FLA., March 10, 2025 – Trenam Law is pleased to announce the addition of Cristin Keane as a Shareholder in Tampa Bay, emphasizing the firm’s strategic growth in the region. Keane is a past chair of the Tax Section of The Florida Bar, and she is Board Certified in Tax Law by The Florida Bar.
“Cristin is an exceptional attorney and a leader in her field. We are thrilled to welcome her and further strengthen our firm’s service to clients,” said Nelson Castellano, Trenam Law’s managing shareholder. “We are grateful for the opportunity to continue welcoming attorneys of Cristin’s high caliber as we strategically grow our teams in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota to provide quality counsel to businesses throughout the region.”
Keane joins Trenam’s Business Transactions practice and will work closely with the firm’s Private Client Services group. She advises business clients on the tax aspects and structuring of mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, joint ventures and other commercial transactions. Her experience includes counseling in succession planning, federal income and estate tax matters, incentive stock options (ISOs) and nonqualified stock option plan analysis, and drafting and Section 409A deferred compensation analysis. Keane also represents not for profit organizations in all facets of federal income taxation and state taxation, as well as contract matters and governance issues.
“Having worked with several Trenam attorneys in the past, I am excited to join this outstanding group of professionals,” said Cristin. “Their already robust team will allow me to continue delivering top tier client service.”
Keane is an established leader in Florida’s legal community, particularly related to tax law. In addition to her previous service as chair of The Florida Bar’s Tax Section, she also led various committees and divisions for the Section throughout the last 23 years. She earned the 2019–2020 recipient of the Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year Award from the Tax Section. Notably, she has been inducted as a fellow in three prestigious organizations: the American College of Tax Counsel, the American College of LLC and Partnership Attorneys, and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Keane has also contributed to the legal community in Florida through her time spent as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Law for the Graduate Tax Program.
Her service to clients and the legal profession have earned Keane regular recognitions by various publications, including Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers. She has also been named to the Florida Trend Legal Elite on several occasions, including the Legal Elite Hall of Fame from 2021 to 2023.
Keane earned her J.D. and LL.M in Tax from the University of Florida College of Law and her B.A. from Duke University.
