- Maria Liza A. Lopez-Rosario
Maria Liza A. Lopez-Rosario is an active law professor and law practitioner in the
Philippines . She is a renowned expert in Philippine marriage and family laws.She is a Senior Associate at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc and De Los Angeles, the third largest law firm in the country. She is also a Professorial Lecturer at the
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law , the oldest law school in the Philippines; and at theLa Salle-FEU MBA-JD Program , a pioneering academic consortium in the country.Early life and education
Rosario was born in 1963. She earned a
Bachelor of Arts major inPhilosophy from theUniversity of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters in 1984, graduating "magna cum laude " and receiving the Rector's Award for Academic Excellence, the highest academic honor given to a graduating student.Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]She attended the
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law and graduated with aBachelor of Laws , "magna cum laude " in 1988. She received the Rector's Award for the second time in 1988.Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]She passed the
Philippine Bar Examination s and was admitted to the Bar in 1989.Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]She went to
Spain for further studies, graduating with aDoctor of Civil Law , "apto cum laude por unanimidad", from theComplutense University of Madrid in 1988. She remains one of the few living lawyers in the country to hold a D.C.L. degree from Spain.Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]Career
Rosario has been a Confidential Assistant at the
Philippine Court of Appeals from 1987 to 1988; a Confidential Attorney in the same court from 1989 to 1990; and a Public Attorney at the Public Attomey's Office inMakati City in 1991.Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]She has been teaching in the
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law since 1989 and in theLa Salle-FEU MBA-JD Program since 2003. She is also a Bar Reviewer in several law schools in the country.Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]She is a Senior Associate at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc and De Los Angeles, the third largest law firm in the country.Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]
Organizations
Rosario is the legal counsel of the
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Phiippines (CBCP), the official organization of all catholic bishops in the country. She sits in the board of Pondo ng Pinoy Foundation and continues to be active in organizations affiliated with theRoman Catholic Church in thePhilippines .Lawyer profile, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. 2007.]External links
* [http://www.rmbsa.net Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc and De Los Angeles]
* [http://www.ust.edu.ph University of Santo Tomas]
* [http://psi.dlsu.edu.ph/gsb/jd MBA-JD Program of De La Salle Professional Schools and Far Eastern University Institute of Law]References
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