Philip is an active member of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, where he is vice-chair of the Committee on Federal Taxation of Real Estate. He is also an active member of the ABA Section of Taxation and chair of the FATCA subcommittee of their Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties. Philip is a recipient of the Nolan Fellowship from the Section of Taxation, which recognizes leadership qualities and a commitment to the Tax Section. In addition, he is the recipient of a Fellowship from the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section honoring future section leaders.

He has lectured on cross border real estate investments, Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds, mergers & acquisitions, partnership tax planning and other topics for the American Bar Association, New York University, the Florida Annual Tax Institute and other groups and has authored several articles for numerous publications on cross border investments, qualified opportunity zones, recent tax legislation and other subjects.

Philip received his B.A. from New York University in Digital New Media and Urban Design & Architecture, magna cum laude in 2006, his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 2009, and his LL.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law in 2013. He is admitted to practice in both New York and the District of Columbia.