After a solid formal education in law (both business and public) at the Sorbonne, and the degree of the prestigious Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (nicknamed « Sciences Po ») Philippe joined the legal department of Procter & Gamble then of Ford Motor in France. Later on, he graduated with the highest grades in such hard subjects as « corporations » from the Ivy League PennCareyLaw, University of Pennsylvania. As a result, Penn created a honors system for LL.M.’s which was non existent before. He was immediately hired by IBM and was one of the only two lawyers in continental Europe selected to continue their career in the US.

After more legal corporate experience in London as international legal director for Remy Cointreau, whilst living and working in Hong Kong, Philippe went on to set up his own law practice focusing on Asia, which was immediately successful and attracted clients of all horizons and sizes.

In 1997, Philippe moved his regional headquarters to the Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia, the once only awarded approval by the Malaysian Bar Council as an independent legal practice in Malaysia.

Since that date, he has been running a highly effective dispute resolution practice in the common law jurisdictions of Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand) therefore drawing from his education and experience in civil law and in common law. He assists clients in negotiation, arbitration, mediation and (in association with local law firms) as instructing solicitor throughout Asia.