Neil focuses his practice on international and domestic transportation and trade matters — particularly those involving cross-border investments, disputes, and maritime issues. He handles inbound investments, international contract disputes, creditors’ rights in U.S. bankruptcy proceedings, obtaining pre- and post-judgment security, vessel and aircraft foreclosure, and charter and aircraft lease disputes. In addition, he handles various transactions, including those in the transportation space such as ship and aircraft charters and leases, sale and purchase, vessel construction contracts, purchase agreements, terminal agreements, and private equity investments in shipping.
As Vice Chair of the firm’s Japan Practice, Neil assists his Japanese clients with many aspects of their investments and operations in the United States, including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and general U.S. law advice. He often assembles working teams of specialists in various areas to support acquisitions, investments and other activities in the United States across the firm's many practice areas and offices.
Neil is a past chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section and serves on the NYSBA President’s Committee on State Bar Governance. He also co-chairs the NYSBA International Section Transportation Committee and is the Chair of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee of the Maritime Law Association. He has also lectured at Columbia University, teaching a class on Transportation, Law & Public Policy. Neil is regularly interviewed on the radio and television, and, in addition to his public speaking engagements, is regularly interviewed and quoted in leading business and transportation publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Fairplay, Global Restructuring Review, and Tradewinds.
Neil earned his bachelor’s degree from York University and earned his law degree from Fordham University School of Law.