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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.
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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