Liza Lopez-Rosario

Liza Lopez-Rosario
Dean of the UST Graduate School of Law
In office
2017[1]–2024[2]
Personal details
Born
Maria Liza Lopez

(1963-10-15) October 15, 1963 (age 61)
Philippines
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
(BA, LLB, BCL)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
(DCL)
OccupationProfessor, Lawyer

Maria Liza A. Lopez-Rosario (born October 15, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer, professor, author, and educational administrator. She is also an expert on the canon law of the Catholic Church.[3]

Education

Lopez-Rosario is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas for her degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy magna cum laude in 1984 and her Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude in 1988. She attained her Doctor of Civil Law cum laude degree in 1997 from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain, where she also worked as an au pair.[4]

She also earned her Bachelor in Canon Law in 2013 from the UST Faculty of Canon Law.

Career

Lopez-Rosario started her legal career as a public attorney. She started teaching at UST Law since 1989. She is a senior associate at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles.[5] Lopez-Rosario was a bar examiner for civil law in the 2014 Philippine Bar Examination.[6] She authored Natural Moral Law and Philippine Civil Law.[7]

Lopez-Rosario is the legal counsel of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parañaque, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, and the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Cardinal Jaime Sin was among her former clients.[8][9][10][11][12] She is the inaugural dean of the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School of Law, founded in 2017.

See also

References

  1. ^ UST Graduate School. "Graduate School Administration". UST Graduate School. University of Santo Tomas. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ Andaya, Hannah Joyce. "Graduate School of Law gets new dean; new acting Artlets dean named". The Varsitarian. The Varsitarian. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ University of Santo Tomas. "Grad School of Law established, Rosario is inaugural dean". University of Santo Tomas. University of Santo Tomas. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ Online Editor (May 27, 2017). "The Varsitarian". The Varsitarian. The Varsitarian. Retrieved 20 February 2021. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ De La Salle University. "MBA-JD Program of De La Salle Professional Schools and Far Eastern University Institute of Law". De La Salle University. De La Salle University. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ Torres-Tupas (March 26, 2015). "1,126 pass 2014 bar exam". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ^ Lopez-Rosario, Maria Liza (2008). "Natural Moral Law and Philippine Civil Law". Philippiniana Sacra. 43 (28): 343–353.
  8. ^ Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. "Diocesis Paranaquensis". Claretian Publications. Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ Claretian Communications Foundations, Inc. "Archidioecesis Manilensis". Claretian Publications. Claretian Communications Foundations, Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  10. ^ Union of Catholic Asian News. "Archdiocese of Manila". Union of Catholic Asian News. Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. "Lopez-Rosario, Maria Liza A." Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ Supreme Court Reports Annotated. "SCRA GR 159357 April 28, 2004: Velarde v Social Justice Society". Chan Robles. Chan Robles. Retrieved 21 February 2021.