Practice
Atty. Geronimo is co-chairman of the firm’s Banking Group. He has participated in mergers and acquisitions of financial institutions; corporate restructuring and bail-outs; securitization of receivables; active in bank litigation; estate planning and post-mortem estate planning and probate cases; provided legal support and justification for banking and other financial products and services, particularly those offered by the Trust and Investment Departments.

He is also a member of the Tax and Litigation Departments of the firm. As such, he has worked on tax assessments and refunds of corporations and individuals; represented foreign corporations in legislative hearings; engaged in banking loan documentation and establishment security interests.

Teaching And Related Experience
1964-1967: Lecturer, Ateneo de Manila University, College of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy Department
1969-1971: Professor, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law (Handled Legal Philosophy, Legal Bibliography, Legal Writing and Research)
1973-1995: Professor, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Law (Handled regular course in Taxation, Pre-Bar and Pre-Week Reviewer in Taxation and Labor Relations)
Various: Lecturer on “Trust Functions and Allied Undertaking of Banking and Non-Banking Institutions”, U.P. Law Center’s First Institute and Banking Laws, 1974
(Lecture published in Banking Laws and Development, U.P. Law Center, 1974)
Lecturer, 5th SEACEAN banking Course on “Inspection and Supervision of Financial Institutions,” Central Bank of the Philippines, 1977
Lecturer and Course Designer of the 1st Seminar Workshop on Trust Operations organized by the Supervision and Examination Institution of the Central Bank of the Philippines, September 12-15, 1978
Lecturer/Guest Speaker on various occasions of the Tax Specialization Center, Inc., PhilAm Life Symposium on Professionalism of the PhilAm Life Sales Underwriters, Rotary Club of the University District, Manila, Rotary Club of Makati North, Money Market Association, De la Salle University Professional Chair Grant, Trust Institute of the Philippines, Ateneo Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, Personnel Managers Association of the Philippines, FINEX
Chairman, Committee on Proposed Trust Regulations, created by August Barcelon, President, Bankers Association of the Philippines (1977)
Reactor to lecture on “Important Roles of Legal Clinical Educational and Legal Aid”, U.P. Law Center Seminar-Workshop, February 8, 1982
Panel Discussant on “The New International Economic Order” at the Conference on “Development and Labor Relations in the ASEAN”, sponsored by the Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists, Bangkok, January 29-February 1, 1985
Lectured before the Computer Society of the Philippines, COMDAP, etc.
Chief of Staff to Ricardo J. Romulo, Member of the Constitutional Commission of 1986
Chief of Staff to Ricardo J. Romulo, Member of the Davide Commission, 1989
“Computer-Related Experience Conducted The First Course of the Law and Computers at the Ateneo Law School”

Books And Articles Published
“An Introduction to Estate Planning in the Philippines”, National Bookstore, 1979
“Year-End Tax-Savings Opportunities”, Business Day, December 22 & 23, 1981
“Cases and Materials on Fundamentals of Taxation”, 1982
“Bar Reviewee’s Study Guide to Fundamentals of Taxation”, 1983, co-author with Roman Umali
“1982 Tax Reform Program – Pro-Rich”, Business Day, July 8 & 19, 1986
“Year-End Tax Avoidance, Courtesy of Your Friendly Tax Man”, The Lawyer’s Review, Vol. 1, No. 11, November 30, 1987
“Significant Provisions of the 1988 Electoral Reforms Law Affecting the Electoral Process”, Manila Bulletin, January 18, 1988Civic And Professional Affiliations
Member, Philippine Association of Law Professors and Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference on Human Development

Education
1973: Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, from the University of Pennsylvania, specialized in Trusts and Estates. Master’s Theses: “Philippine Trust Law: The Significance of Article 1442 of the New Civil Code”
1968: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree, Second Honors
Editor-in-Chief, Ateneo Law Journal, from Ateneo de Manila University
1964: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) degree, Cum Laude, from Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines