Neil's civil, commercial litigation and insolvency practice includes an emphasis on cross-border restructurings, shareholder disputes, franchising, mortgage remedies, banking, real estate, commercial leasing, and medical product liability defence litigation. Neil has acted for a diverse range of clients including large groups of bondholders, New Solutions Financial Corporation, Dunkin Donuts, Shoppers Drug Mart, Baskin Robbins, Imasco Retail Incorporated, The Golden Griddle Corporation, Allied Domecq Retailing International, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation, The Royal Bank of Canada, W-A Construction Limited, St. Jude Medical Inc. and Caesar's Palace Casino Hotel.

Neil acts for debtors, creditors and Boards of Directors in complicated cross-border restructurings and have been counsel to among others Foamex International, the Board of Directors of Richtree Inc., second lien debtholders of Calpine Corporation, unsecured noteholders of CIT, Smurfit Stone and AbitibiBowater

Neil regularly advises clients on all aspects of dispute resolution and he brings a practical ''hands on'' approach using the Alternative Dispute Resolution process. Neil has litigated in all levels of courts.

Neil has lectured and written for the annual Franchising Expo. Neil has also lectured and written on mortgage remedies and construction liens for the Technical University of Nova Scotia and is co-author of a text relating to power of sale.

Previously, Neil was the research assistant to the president of the Law Reform Commission of Canada.