Practice Areas
- Alternate Dispute Resolution Litigation
- Financial Services & Insolvency Litigation
- Litigation
- Securities & Corporate Litigation
Education
- B.A., Psychology, with honors, Wake Forest University, 2000
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, magna cum laude, Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar, Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholar, G. Joseph Tauro Scholar and associate editor for the American Journal of Law and Medicine, 2003
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 2008
- New Jersey, 2004
- New York, 2004
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Eastern District of North Carolina
Neil T. Bloomfield
Mr. Bloomfield has broad experience in complex commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters, including contract disputes, insurance defense and bankruptcy proceedings in both the federal and state court systems.
Representative Cases:
- Successfully defended insurance company against a claim by its insured under a political risk policy for the alleged taking of a power plant by the Inner-Mongolian government.
- Successfully represented financial institution in the collection of more than $15 million in defaulted loans in two bankruptcies of related entities.
- Successfully defended financial institution and its Board of Directors in an action brought by shareholders seeking to enjoin the merger of the company with another financial institution based on numerous alleged breaches of the Directors' fiduciary duties.
- Successfully represented foreign financial institution's claim in arbitration against a hedge fund.
- Represented a financial institution in numerous successful appeals throughout the state appellate system and the U.S. Supreme Court in litigation arising out of the financial institution's financing of a failed real estate venture.
- Defended protection and indemnity club against multi-billion dollar insurance claim, which is currently being litigated in multiple federal district courts.
In addition to litigation and arbitration, Mr. Bloomfield has advised his clients on a variety of issues, including structured finance and subprime lending disputes, race and gender discrimination and Sarbanes-Oxley employment disputes.
Before joining Moore & Van Allen, Mr. Bloomfield practiced with a large New York-based law firm.
Professional Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association