• Ohio

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2005, magna cum laude
• • Order of the Coif
  • University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2003-2005
    
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    Miami University, B.S., 2002, magna cum laude

Neil is a senior associate and practices in the business litigation practice group.  He represents clients in a wide array of business litigation matters, including in the areas of unfair competition and trade secrets, antitrust law, shareholder disputes, attorney malpractice defense, construction law, and complex commercial litigation.  He is admitted to practice in Ohio, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Neil is also greatly involved in the area of diversity.  In addition to heavily participating in the firm's diversity initiatives and efforts, Neil serves on the Diversity Steering Committee of the Defense Research Institute and as Secretary and member of the Board of Directors of the newly formed India-U.S. Business Network.  In addition, Neil serves on the Steering Committee of the Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program.

• Selected for inclusion in the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, 2012

• Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program Steering Committee
• Defense Research Institute, Diversity  Steering Committee
• American Bar Association, American Bar Association Advisory Panel
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association, Chair, Common Pleas Committee

• India-US Business Network (IUSBN), Board of Directors and Secretary

"Document Retention and Destruction in Ohio" - Continuing Legal Education seminar, 2006

"Lingering Questions After Clarett v. NFL: A Hypothetical Consideration of Antitrust and Sports," 73 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1767 (2005) (co-authored)

"Trade Secrets and Agreements Not to Compete:  A State-by-State Compendium," DRI Defense Library Series (Ohio Trade Secrets Chapter), Jeffrey R. Teeters and Neil U. Desai 

"Litigating Student Loan Adversary Proceedings" Seminar at Columbus Bar Assocation: Bankruptcy Law Institute Spring Conference (May 2012)