Philip is the Managing Partner of Harry Elias Partnership LLP, and heads the Firm's Civil and Commercial Litigation Practice Group and Regulatory Compliance and Commercial Fraud Practice Group.

Philip has extensive experience in commercial litigation (contracts), corporate (shareholders and employees), property disputes (en bloc and trusts) and judicial review and is consistently identified as a leading business crime lawyer in leading directories such as Who’s Who Legal. In the area of regulatory compliance, with his past experience as a prosecutor in the Singapore Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), Philip is constantly sought for his advice on securities laws (insider trading and market manipulation) and corporate compliance (directors’ statutory and regulatory duties). He has also assisted professional bodies such as the Institute of Certified Accountants of Singapore and the Singapore Medical Council in several prosecution actions involving doctors and accountants. He has acted for a leading car distributor in the first ever action against a government transport authority in relation to a dispute relating to car taxes. Most recently he advised minority subsidiary proprietors in relation to the collective sale of the Horizon Towers, which is one of the landmark decisions made by the Strata Titles Board.

Philip is a regular speaker at business forums and seminars on the subject of securities fraud, corruption, enforcement actions of government agencies and issues relating to directors’ duties and other white collar crimes.

Philip used to serve as Assistant Director (Investigations) in the CAD where he led a number of high profile prosecutions under the Companies Act and the Securities and Futures Act. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the first anti-money laundering department in the CAD.

In addition to a law degree from the University of London, Philip also graduated from the University of Adelaide with an Honours degree in Economics (majoring in Accounting). Philip was a Government scholar and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1995.

Philip has been highly recommended as a star name and leader in the legal circle by independent publications such as The Asia Pacific Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Asian Business Legal, The Straits Times, The Guide to Asia-Pacific’s Leading Law Firms, TODAY Paper, The Business Times and Channel News Asia. He has been described as “flexible and receptive” by The Asia Pacific Legal 500 for his litigation practice.