Philip joined the Maples Group in London in 2004, before moving to Dubai in 2006.  He was elected as a partner in 2009.  Philip previously worked for Harney Westwood & Riegels in the British Virgin Islands and, before that, for Herbert Smith in London.  He has been ranked as one of the best lawyers in the UAE by Best Lawyer magazine and recommended as a Band 1 lawyer in both Legal 500 and Chambers Global, where he is described as "someone you go to if you want to bounce around ideas," adding: "He's the sort of lawyer who's able to give you an outside-the-box solution."  Philip has also been named as one of Islamic Finance News' leading lawyers and has received recognition from Who's Who Legal.

1996 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (does not practise as an English solicitor)

2000 – Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)

College of Law, Guildford, UK, Legal Practice Course, 1994

University of Cambridge, UK, BA (Hons), Law, 1992

Philip is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.  He is also a regular contributor to financial publications in the Middle East in relation to offshore investment funds.