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F. Phillip Hosp

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Phillip (Phil) Hosp is a partner in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Commercial Litigation Practice. He is a trial lawyer who guides private credit funds, banks, investment firms, private equity funds, real estate investment trusts, and fintech companies through their toughest disputes, delivering pragmatic, business-driven strategies that achieve results in court, arbitration, and at the settlement table. His practice spans complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, financial services investigations, receiverships, and bankruptcy proceedings.

Phil is also a member of the firm鈥檚 Blockchain & Digital Assets Group and counsels banks, fintechs, custodians, exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and investors on regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, and litigation risks in the rapidly evolving digital finance sector. He recently co-authored Banking and Digital Assets: Key Takeaways from the President鈥檚 Working Group Report, analyzing how federal regulators are reshaping bank participation in digital asset custody, trading, tokenization, and other blockchain-based financial services.

Recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a Leader of Influence, Phil has built a record of successfully defending clients in high-stakes enforcement actions and complex litigation brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), and District Attorneys鈥 Offices across California. He also has significant experience representing private credit funds in real estate and structured finance disputes, including distressed asset litigation, cross-border transactions, and bankruptcy proceedings.

Before practicing law, Phil served four years as a tank officer in the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of captain and earning the Bronze Star Medal during one of his two combat tours in Iraq. That experience forged his ability to lead under pressure, prepare with precision, and execute with speed鈥攓ualities that now define his litigation practice. Clients value his battlefield-tested mindset, strategic discipline, and relentless drive to achieve results.

Representative Experience

  • American National Insurance Company 鈥 Represented in SEC receivership proceedings arising from a $300 million Ponzi scheme tied to San Diego commercial properties.
  • EB-5 Regional Center 鈥 Defended in an SEC investigation involving $50 million raised for residential golf course development; matter concluded with no enforcement action.
  • Leading Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) lender 鈥 Represented in a multi-agency investigation of lending practices conducted by a Joint Task Force of California District Attorneys鈥 Offices.
  • Resort owner and developer 鈥 Defended in an FTC enforcement action seeking more than $100 million in restitution and damages relating to the sale and financing of a residential development in Belize.
  • Medalist Partners, LP 鈥 Represented in receivership litigation, bankruptcy proceedings, and foreclosure actions stemming from developer fraud and misappropriation of $120 million affecting low-income housing projects across California.
  • Muse Family Enterprises and affiliated investors 鈥 Secured a $21 million jury verdict in litigation involving fraudulent financing of nationwide real estate projects.

Selected Publications

Phil has authored publications relating to the regulation of mortgage-backed securities and credit rating agencies, which have been cited by various journals in the finance and banking industry.

  • Author, 鈥Banking and Digital Assets: Key Takeaways from the President鈥檚 Working Group Report鈥 (2025).
  • Author, 鈥Kraken Settles SEC Charge That Its SAAS Model Was an Illegal Securities Offering,鈥 麻豆传媒 Insights (February 2023).
  • Author, 鈥The SEC and State Regulators Target Crypto Lending in Nexo Settlement,鈥 麻豆传媒 Insights (February 2023).
  • Author, 鈥The FTC Adopts New Strategy to Obtain Monetary Relief in California after the Supreme Court鈥檚 Ruling in AMG Capital,鈥 麻豆传媒 Viewpoints (September鈥2022).
  • Author, 鈥Problematic Practices of Credit Rating Agencies: The Neglected Risks of Mortgage-Backed Securities,鈥 in Lessons from the Financial Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Our Economic Future (John Wiley & Sons, 2010).
  • Author, 鈥Problems and Reforms in Mortgage-Backed Securities: Handicapping the Credit Rating Agencies,鈥 Mississippi Law Journal, Vol. 79, No. 4 (2010)

Recognition

  • Leader of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s, Los Angeles Daily Journal (2025)
  • Selected to Southern California Super Lawyers庐 鈥 Rising Stars (2014鈥2020)

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles Chapter) 鈥 Board Member
  • Pasadena Center Operating Company 鈥 Board Member; Former Vice Chairman
  • Rose Bowl Operating Company 鈥 Ex Officio Board Member
August 22, 2025 Innovative Technology Insights

Banking and Digital Assets: Key Takeaways from the President鈥檚 Working Group Report

On July 30, 2025, the President鈥檚 Working Group on Digital Asset Markets (PWG) released 鈥淪trengthening American Leadership in Digital...
June 20, 2025 Deals and Wins

麻豆传媒 Secures Dismissal in Securities Class Action

麻豆传媒 represented Vicor Corporation in securing dismissal of a putative securities class action brought by certain Vicor short-sellers in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
December 30, 2024 Honors and Awards

Phillip Hosp Named Leader of Influence by Los Angeles Business Journal

麻豆传媒 partner Phillip Hosp is recognized as a Leader of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s by Los Angeles Business Journal.
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February 22, 2023 Innovative Technology Insights

Kraken Settles SEC Charge That Its SAAS Model Was an Illegal Securities Offering

On February 9, 2023, the SEC announced that Kraken had settled charges alleging that it violated securities laws by failing to register the offer and sale of its 鈥渃rypto asset staking-as-a-service program.鈥
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February 7, 2023 麻豆传媒 Viewpoints

The SEC and State Regulators Target Crypto Lending in Nexo Settlement

On January 26, 2022, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced its participation in a $22.5 million multi-state settlement with Nexo Capital Inc. (Nexo) relating to unregistered securities offerings in connection with the company鈥檚 retail crypto lending product.
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September 28, 2022 麻豆传媒 Viewpoints

The FTC Adopts New Strategy to Obtain Monetary Relief in California after the Supreme Court鈥檚 Ruling in AMG Capital

On September 19, 2022, the FTC and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation filed their first joint lawsuit in California federal court against several companies, and their alleged owners, for operating an allegedly illegal mortgage relief operation.