Strago is a full-service finance & accounting firm.

Russell Stanley Q. Geronimo is founder of Geronimo Law, the youngest leading law firm in the Legal 500 (Philippines) for 2026. He is a corporate and finance lawyer. He has served in all branches of government, i.e., executive, legislative, and judicial (Office of the President, Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court). He has extensive private practice experience in big law, mid-size, solo, and in-house. He was an associate at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan. His areas of focus include deals and M&A, banking and finance, PPP and project finance, energy and infrastructure, corporate, commercial and cross-border transactions, foreign investments, technology, maritime, aviation, and public utilities. He is a professor of law, professor of finance, author, and athlete.

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He has advised international organizations, foreign governments, and multilateral financial institutions (U.S. Department of State, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, World Bank, The Asia Foundation); foreign financial institutions, investment funds, hedge funds, and venture capital (Cerberus Capital, First Circle, MFX, GHL, Pulse 63, IIX); infrastructure groups (AECOM); listed companies, in the Philippines and in foreign stock exchanges (Alternergy, Jiangxi Bio); tech companies (Napster, Deel, Rippling, Dostavista, Bilibili, Carmudi); Philippine government agencies (Senate, House of Representatives, NEDA, DICT, PPP Center, APECO); and public-private partnership (PPP) private proponents.

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Recent deals and projects handled:

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• U.S. Department of State's project investment deal-book development for the Luzon Economic Corridor, through AECOM
• U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) ISDA Master Agreement for non-deliverable FX derivatives
• Cerberus Capital Management LP's unsolicited PPP proposal (rehabilitation and O&M) for Subic Bay International Airport, through AECOM
• IPO listing of Jiangxi Bio in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)
• IPO listing of a China-based solar energy products distributor in the People's Republic of China
• First Circle's ISDA Master Agreement for non-deliverable FX derivatives
• Washington DC hedge fund's ISDA Master Agreement for non-deliverable FX derivatives
• Advisory to a Chinese investor group on the acquisition and structuring of a nickel mining project in Surigao del Norte
• Panukulan Wind Turbine Power Plant (financing and regulatory)
• Bio-Power Integrated Waste-to-Energy Facility (acquisition and regulatory)
• SOCSARGEN 5 Hydro-electric Power Plant (financing and regulatory)
• National Single Window of the Philippines (PPP project; unsolicited proposal; build-operate-transfer)
• The Asia Foundation's Philippine Marine Economy study on blue financing mechanisms and credit access structures for fisheries
• The Asia Foundation's blue carbon credits development program for Philippine local communities
• World Bank's structuring of the National Innovation Fund, for NEDA
• World Bank's ODA loan for commercial agriculture with co-insurance pool arrangement
• Customs Modernization PPP project (PPP project; unsolicited proposal; build-operate-transfer)
• Digital track and trace solution for revenue administration (PPP project; unsolicited proposal; build-operate-transfer)
• National Broadband Plan of the Philippines (DICT and NEDA feasibility study project)
• Philippine Senate legislation on natural gas, nuclear energy, waste-to-energy, solar, and wind energy
• Philippine House of Representatives legislation on legislative franchises in aviation, broadcasting, and electric distribution utilities
• Acquisition of an aviation maintenance organization
• Setting up and licensing of an iGaming company

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Positions held:

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• Founder and Managing Lawyer at Geronimo Law
• Founder and CEO at Strago
• Associate at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
• Court Attorney at the Philippine Supreme Court
• Division Chief at the Governance Commission for GOCCs, Office of the President of the Philippines
• Chief Legal Officer of a tech company
• Consultant at World Bank, The Asia Foundation, Senate, House of Representatives, PPP Center, APECO, etc.

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He is or was a professor in the following universities:

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• University of the Philippines College of Law
• De La Salle University - College of Law
• De La Salle University - College of Business
• Far Eastern University Institute of Law
• San Sebastian Recoletos College of Law
• University of Makati School of Law

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Publications:

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• Law and Finance (2019)
• Several academic articles published in peer-reviewed journals

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Education:

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• Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines College of Law
• BSc Management of Financial Institutions, De La Salle University – Manila
• AB Communication Arts, De La Salle University – Manila

Jemannoel A. Mora is a corporate lawyer and certified public accountant (CPA). He has a robust legal and financial background to provide guidance in taxation, audit, financial accounting, and legal matters.

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He started his CPA career as an Audit Associate of SyCip, Gorres, Velayo and Co. (SGV & Co.), a member firm of Ernst & Young (EY) Global Limited and the largest multidisciplinary professional services firm in the Philippines. Some of his key assignments included high-quality financial audit and advisory engagements of various listed and private companies in the country. He is competent in audit and tax matters and has a firm understanding of the financial reporting framework.

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After completing his Juris Doctor degree, he joined SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law for over 3 years and was a member of the Special Projects, Taxation & Intellectual Property Departments.

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His main practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganization and restructuring, transaction structuring, importation, trade, and customs and management, prosecution, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. He also has extensive tax work experience ranging from tax structuring (including tax planning), tax compliance, tax treaty relief and international taxation, and tax litigation.

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He shifted to a full-service firm, where he worked with various multinational companies. He handled various legal transactions and provided critical support on regulatory and compliance requirements. He later served as an in-house legal counsel at one of the largest real estate developers in the country, overseeing the special projects, commercial, tax and intellectual property issues of the company.

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He is also an adjunct professor at one of the top performing accountancy schools in the country.

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• Legal Counsel at Federal Land, Inc.
• Legal Officer at Citco International Support Services Limited
• Legal Counsel and Director at Aromaeda Marketing, Inc.
• Associate at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
• Associate at SyCip, Gorres, Velayo and Co.
• Professor at University of Santo Tomas – AMV College of Accountancy

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Education:

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• Law, Ateneo Law School
• Accounting, University of Sto. Tomas

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