FACULTY Judge Perpetua Atal – Paño Criminal Procedure Her patient, pleasant and soft-spoken demeanor, coupled with the quiet strength and air of dignity, makes Judge Paño one of the most appreciated professors of SBCA-SOL. Though she describes herself as a humble neophyte in SOL’s formidable faculty lineup, she herself has much wisdom and experience to share from her 20 years of service in the judiciary. She has assumed many different positions throughout her career – arbiter, confidential attorney, and state counsel, among others – and her current office has given her a broad understanding and appreciation of our various laws. For her, teaching is an opportunity to help shape fresh legal minds and further sharpen her own skills. As a woman of great faith and spirituality, she strives to become a conduit through which the justice and kindness of God may flow to others.
Atty. Risel Castillo-Taleon Wills & Succession / Legal Foms / PALE Atty. Clarisa Risel G. Castillo-Taleon was Class Valedictorian when she graduated from San Beda College of Law. She ranked 6th among the successful examinees of the 1991 Bar Examinations. Her practice areas include: Intellectual Property Licensing; Franchising; Trademarks; Patents; Industrial Models and Designs; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Family Law; and Foreign Investment. Atty. Castillo-Taleon is currently a partner in Saludo Agpalo Fernandez Aquino & Taleon Law Offices. She was born in 1967. She currently holds membership in the following organizations: International Trademark Association (ITA); Association Internationals Pour La Protection De La Propriete Industrialla (AIPPI); Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA); and Intellectual Property Alumni Association (IPAA). She is likewise a director in the following organizations: Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP); Licensing Executives Society Philippines (LES-Philippines); and Intellectual Property Professors and Researchers Organization of the Philippines (IPPRO).
Prosec. Noemi Suavillo-Macababbad Criminal Law I The narrative of a journalist and of a lawyer is different. But one can say they both tread on a field vexed with the power-struggle between the raw truth and words. Having worked for The Manila Times during her law school days, Pros. Macababbad is a testament to the duplicity of a person who is both a journalist and a lawyer at heart. She has worked for the Senate Electoral Tribunal, The Supreme Court of the Philippines and even in the Registry of Deeds of Makati City. But a recurring theme in such record is her journalist undertakings. She took up Journalism in UST, wherein she became Editor-in-Chief of “The Journalese”. In law school, she was also the Editor-in-Chief of the The Barrister (SBC Law Manila’s Official Student Publication) and the Associate Editor of the San Beda Law Journal. More importantly, for more than fifteen years as a law professor, her passion for teaching continues to grow as she nurtures her students to reach their goals of becoming lawyers keenly respectfully of the nuances of justice, equity and fair play. She attributes her love for teaching to her two great and brilliant mentors, who encouraged her to join the academe, former Senior Justice Florenz D. Regalado and Justice Antonio B. Nachura.
Amb. Rolando Gregorio Constitutional Law I / Public International Law One of the two respected and cherished ambassadors in the San Beda Alabang School of Law, Ambassador Rolando Gregorio is a professor who has great knowledge of foreign laws. During his stint in the Foreign Service, he became an ambassador of the Philippines to dynamic and busy countries such as Hawaii, Thailand, France, and in the United States in a span of more than twenty years. He is one of the professors which students opt to have if only to learn from his practical experience. Ambassador Gregorio does not limit the learning of a student within class, he requires attendance in queries and discussions outside class. Though very approachable, he expects all students to be prepared when they come to class.