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General Biography
Practice Areas
Antitrust & Competition
Bankruptcy
Business Commercial
Civil Rights
Employment Law
Federal Law
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Personal Injury
Securities
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
Background and Education
Cliff Bloomfield is a neutral at JAMS, where he also serves on the National Arbitration Committee, among other responsibilities. He is an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law teaching arbitration law and practice.
Mr. Bloomfield started his legal career as a litigator at both large and boutique law firms, representing clients in matters ranging from complex commercial disputes to personal injury cases. In 2009, Mr. Bloomfield began a clerkship at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, which was followed by additional federal clerkships including at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Bloomfield then began working at JAMS in 2016 as an associate and law clerk. After starting his work as a panelist in 2021, he continues to work at JAMS and to work with some of JAMS’ top arbitrators, helping to draft awards and orders and assisting with case management issues, while also serving as a resource on federal and state arbitration law, arbitrator provider rules, and best practices. Mr. Bloomfield also takes part in internal training programs for arbitrators. In addition, he was the project attorney for the New York City Stop & Frisk Joint Remedial Process. This extensive legal experience has served him well as a JAMS neutral.
Mr. Bloomfield has presented on and written a number of articles on arbitration law, including two chapters in the Practicing Law Institute’s Arbitrating Commercial Disputes in the United States. Thorough, patient and pragmatic, he is known for his ability to cut through extraneous matters and zero in on the truly determinative issues in his quest to ensure the fair and efficient resolution of disputes where all parties are heard, understood, and treated respectfully.
A hallmark of Mr. Bloomfield’s work is his ability to craft nuanced awards that guide the parties with clear and concise explanations of his rulings.
Representative Matters
Bankruptcy
As a litigator, represented secured lender in adversary proceeding
As a law clerk in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of New York, reviewed and analyzed legal and factual issues in business and consumer bankruptcy proceedings, and drafted decisions, bench memoranda, and orders on topics such as:
Chapter 11 plan confirmation, including feasibility, cramdown, and the absolute priority rule;
Asset sales under section 363, including the interplay between the Bankruptcy Code and the Tax Injunction Act; and
Enforceability of prepayment consideration clauses; the use of cash collateral when the lender holds an absolute assignment of rents; the impact of post-petition payments on the secured status of a creditor; and the enforceability of a guarantee entered into by a debtor’s principals
Provided information to pro se parties in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York’s Office of the Pro Se Law Clerk
As a law clerk in the U.S. District Court in the Sothern District of New York under Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, drafted opinions on Bankruptcy topics such as the constitutional limits of bankruptcy court authority, mandatory abstention, customer status under the Securities Investor Protection Act, claim subordination under section 510(b), discharging claims in chapter 11, and denial of discharge under section 727
Business Commercial
Arbitrated and rendered an award in a dispute over the allocation of shares in certain limited liability companies; the parties waived a hearing and proceeded on the papers
Arbitrated and rendered awards in several matters involving breach of business loan agreements secured by personal guarantees following virtual hearings
Arbitrated and rendered an award in a consumer matter involving retaliation claims by credit card holder under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state consumer protection statutes following in-person hearing
Arbitrated several matters involving auto loans and rendered awards following virtual hearings
Served as arbitrator in several matters involving alleged damage to roof due to faulty solar panel installation (handled cases through discovery motion practice before settlement)
Served as arbitrator and rendered award in consumer protection claim brought under Virginia law following in-person hearing
As a litigator, argued and served as lead trial attorney in complex commercial dispute involving the failure of a business due to usurious loans
As a litigator, defended bank and securities firm in suits by insurance companies that lost substantial capital in an infamous Ponzi scheme
As a litigator, represented credit card association in antitrust class action relating to interchange rates
As a litigator, defended credit card association against multiple consumer antitrust class actions under state law
As a litigator, handled FTC and DOJ second requests
As a litigator, supervised debt collection practices at law firm to ensure compliance with statutes and regulations, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Served in an arbitration support role on disputes among members of an LLC, and disputes arising from mergers and other corporate transactions, the purchase of distressed assets, a putative art sale, a supply agreement, non-payment of a business loan, and an attorney fee-sharing agreement
Served in an arbitration support role on several Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims
As a law clerk, drafted decisions in dozens of complex commercial disputes
Civil Rights
As a litigator, drafted amicus curiae brief arguing that Georgia’s voter ID law was unconstitutional
As a litigator, provided pre-publication legal advice to local newspapers as part of a “Libel Hotline”
As a law clerk, drafted decisions in numerous civil rights cases
Employment Law
As a litigator, handled a breach of employment contract litigation brought by hedge fund’s former marketing director
As a litigator, represented a client accused of violating federal employment laws such as ERISA and the WARN Act
Served in an arbitration support role handing discrimination and wage claims, breach of a non-solicitation agreement and disputes arising under employment agreements, including entitlement to earnout payments and whether an employer was required to advance attorneys’ fees in a pending litigation
Served, as part of UPENN’s Civil Practice Clinic, as co-lead counsel in an employment discrimination jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
As a law clerk, drafted a number of decisions in employment discrimination and related matters
As a law clerk drafted decisions involving wage claims
Intellectual Property
As a litigator, represented a pharmaceutical company in a breach of contract matter with a former researcher who alleged that the company misappropriated his intellectual property
As a litigator, represented a watch company accused of trademark infringement
As a litigator, represented a software developer alleged to have breached a covenant not to compete
Served in an arbitration support role in a supply agreement dispute involving biopharmaceutical companies
Served as a law clerk in multiple arbitrations involving biopharmaceutical companies concerning allegations under state and federal trade secret misappropriation law
Personal Injury
As a litigator, served as lead counsel during discovery, during evidentiary hearings and at jury trials in personal injury cases, including medical malpractice and negligent supervision claims
As a law clerk, drafted decisions involving claims under the Jones Act and the Death on the High Seas Act
Relevant Clerkship Work
Draft awards and orders addressing issues related to arbitrability, discovery, spoliation and sanctions, exclusion of evidence, privilege claims, expert witnesses, protocols for remote arbitration, summary disposition, liability and the award of attorneys’ fees and arbitration costs, confirming an arbitration award and enjoining or compelling arbitration
Serve as a resource regarding federal and state arbitration law, ethics and the rules of arbitration providers
Assisted discovery master with report and recommendation regarding privilege disputes in a multidistrict litigation
Served as the project attorney for the New York City Stop & Frisk Joint Remedial Process
As a litigator, handled securities fraud cases arising under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
As a litigator, handled regulatory inquiries
Served in an arbitration support role handling “Blue Sky” claims arising under state law
As a law clerk, drafted decisions involving class certification, materiality, loss causation and scienter (including securities fraud related to the publication of false London Interbank Offered Rates and the failure to disclose predatory practices in a dark pool trading platform), as well as application of the Trust Indenture Act to the removal of parent guarantees in suits brought by bondholders against firm
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
Memberships and Affiliations
Adjunct Professor, arbitration law and practice, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, 2022 – 2023
Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, 2023
Past Member, Election Law Committee, New York City Bar Association
Past Member, International Law and Practice Section, New York Bar Association
Past Member, Penn Advocates, University of Pennsylvania
Past Board Member, Equal Justice Foundation, University of Pennsylvania
Bar Admissions
New York, First Department, 2002
U.S. District Courts, Southern District of New York and Eastern District of New York, 2005
Selected Publications
“Arbitrating Commercial Disputes in the United States,” Chapter 3: The FAA Statutory Framework (co-authored with Michael D. Young), Practising Law Institute, 2020
“Arbitrating Commercial Disputes in the United States,” Chapter 10: Discovery (co-authored with Michael D. Young), Practising Law Institute, 2020
“Resolving Insurance Claim Disputes Before Trial,” Chapter 1: Binding Alternative Dispute Resolution and Insurance Claims (co-authored with Michael D. Young), ABA Book Publishing, 2018
“Interim and Emergency Measures in International Commercial Arbitration: Time to Say Goodbye to Irreparable Harm and Likelihood of Success on the Merits,” New York Law Journal, 2018
“Ethical Considerations for Effective Deposition Defense in New York,” Taking and Defending Depositions (co-authored with Partha P. Chattoraj and Alon M. Markowitz), Practising Law Institute, 2009
Background and Education
Associate and Law Clerk, JAMS, 2016–2023
Law Clerk to Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2013–2016
Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, 2009–2013
Hon. Carla E. Craig, 2013
Hon. Jerome Feller, 2012–2013
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, 2009–2012
Associate, Markowitz & Chattoraj LLP, 2008–2009
Associate, Law Office of Marshall E. Bloomfield, 2007–2008
“In working with Cliff on a project with the invocation of a variety of privileges and work product protection, I found Cliff's organizational and analytical skills coupled with his excellent writing abilities extremely helpful in preparing a decision on each assertion of privilege or work product protection that was not challenged.” - Leading JAMS arbitrator
“Mr. Bloomfield’s/Cliff’s ability to think through legal problems is first rate. His analysis is nuanced, careful and always on-point. And, his writing is also excellent -- very clear and very logical. He understands the arbitration process and will be very capable in managing it.” - Leading JAMS arbitrator
“I have worked with Cliff on numerous arbitrations of varied subject matter, some of which involved novel and esoteric legal issues. Cliff consistently demonstrated an ability to cut through extraneous matters and zero in on the truly determinative issues. He enjoys untangling complicated factual and legal landscapes, does thorough legal research, and writes clearly and persuasively. Cliff is soft-spoken, patient and pragmatic.” - Leading JAMS arbitrator
“Cliff is smart, highly analytical, and able to parse the most difficult problems to arrive at thoughtful solutions.” - Leading JAMS arbitrator
“Cliff Bloomfield is an extraordinarily gifted and hardworking lawyer and I am delighted to see that he’s becoming a JAMS neutral. He is a great legal writer who brings a formidable knowledge of the law and keen judgment to all his matters. I could not recommend him more highly to parties seeking an arbitrator.” - Leading JAMS arbitrator
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“In working with Cliff on a project with the invocation of a variety of privileges and work product protection, I found Cliff's organizational and analytical skills coupled with his excellent writing abilities extremely helpful in preparing a decision on each assertion of privilege or work product protection that was not challenged.”
- Leading JAMS arbitrator
“Mr. Bloomfield’s/Cliff’s ability to think through legal problems is first rate. His analysis is nuanced, careful and always on-point. And, his writing is also excellent -- very clear and very logical. He understands the arbitration process and will be very capable in managing it.”
- Leading JAMS arbitrator
“I have worked with Cliff on numerous arbitrations of varied subject matter, some of which involved novel and esoteric legal issues. Cliff consistently demonstrated an ability to cut through extraneous matters and zero in on the truly determinative issues. He enjoys untangling complicated factual and legal landscapes, does thorough legal research, and writes clearly and persuasively. Cliff is soft-spoken, patient and pragmatic.”
- Leading JAMS arbitrator
“Cliff is smart, highly analytical, and able to parse the most difficult problems to arrive at thoughtful solutions.”
- Leading JAMS arbitrator
“Cliff Bloomfield is an extraordinarily gifted and hardworking lawyer and I am delighted to see that he’s becoming a JAMS neutral. He is a great legal writer who brings a formidable knowledge of the law and keen judgment to all his matters. I could not recommend him more highly to parties seeking an arbitrator.”
- Leading JAMS arbitrator