Philip graduated from Yale Law School in 1991, where he served as senior editor of both the Yale Law Journal and the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities. After graduation, he joined Devevoise & Plimpton in New York City, where he worked in mergers and acquisitions with private equity firms such as Kelso and Clayton & Dubilier.

In 1994, Philip joined the Entertainment Group at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, where he represented clients in the theater, film, and the fine arts, including Lincoln Center Theater, the Public Theater, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Alfred Uhry, Peter Martins, and Richard Serra.

In 1996, Philip became the General Counsel of Golden Books Family Entertainment, the storied publisher of children’s books with the golden spines, which was then expanding into the film and televison businesses. He supervised the acquisition of Broadway Video, Lorne Michaels’ media company. In 1998, he was named Chief Administrative Officer, presiding over the Company’s reorganization and subsequent sale to Random House in 2001.

Since the sale of Golden Books, Philip has represented corporate and individual clients in private practice and has served on the Boards of Directors of various private companies and charitable organizations.