Phil Feigen brings a unique perspective to providing general corporate advice, as well as complex business counsel to clients in ever-changing regulatory environments. For more than 25 years, Phil has been providing guidance with respect to investment funds, Small Business Investment Companies and other Small Business Administrative regulations (including the recent PPP rules), federal and state banking laws and federal securities laws.

Phil is recognized as a go-to lawyer for formation and licensing of SBICs, as well as post licensing and transactional regulatory advice. He uses his knowledge of the regulations and relationships with the SBA to guide clients through both routine and difficult regulatory issues. Phil focuses on helping clients through the SBIC licensing process so that they may realize the benefits of the program and increase the amount of investment dollars they are able to manage in their funds.

Phil also has sophisticated experience representing both private and public financial institutions in corporate transactions, as well as general and complex bank regulatory issues.

Further, Phil assists both start-up and large companies with general corporate matters. He also routinely negotiates with federal and state regulators in order to problem solve significant compliance issues. Phil is experienced in corporate compliance, proxy contests, fiduciary duty issues and general SEC registration and ongoing compliance advice.

Education

  • Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1993)
    • Law Review
  • Boston University (B.S., 1987)

    Bar Admission

    • District of Columbia, 1994
    • Maryland, 1993

    Professional Affiliations

    • Bar Association of the District of Columbia
    • The Maryland State Bar Association
    • Member of the National Walk for Epilepsy Steering Committee

    Recognition

    • Georgetown University Law Center
      • Former Adjunct professor, Venture Capital and Technology Transactions, and Anatomy of a Deal: Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions
    Publications
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    Congress Passes SBIC Reform Bill Expanding Private Capital and Leverage Limits
    Key Takeaways The Senate passed the Investing in All of America Act of 2025 on April 15, 2026. The Act now awaits the President’s signature to become law. Importantly, the Act would revise how private capital is defined and adjust SBIC leverage limits, primarily by increasing the leverage available to standard debenture SBICs and increasing the aggregate limitation for commonly controlled standard debenture SBICs. These changes reshape capital formation and borrowing capacity across SBIC structures. SBICs should assess how the revised leverage framework and new exclusions for certain qualifying investments may affect their financing strategies and portfolio planning. Firms should evaluate eligibility for excluded investments and model impacts on available leverage capacity. On April 15, 2026, the Senate passed the Investing in All of
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    In-House Influence Podcast
    Welcome to In-House Influence, a podcast that features interviews with some of the nation’s most influential in-house counsel. In-House Influence is a proud partnership between Polsinelli’s Washington, D.C., Office and the Association of Corporate Counsel National Capital Region. In-House Influence features interviews on the 'how' behind each guest's path toward leadership – with a focus on their youth during the ages of 7-17. Each podcast, divided into 10-minute sections, highlights four different trailblazers in the legal community from various industries, including government contractors, health care, real estate, technology, and financial services. Guests reflect on hardships, mentorship and early life decisions that helped mold them into the leaders they are today. Since 2016, our audience has been listening and learning about different journeys
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