• Member of the International Bar Association (IBA);
• Council Member of the Legal Practice Division of the IBA: 2017 – 2020.
• Chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the IBA: 2014 – 2016.
• Named as leading lawyer in the field of 'Life Sciences - Regulatory' by Who's Who Legal 2015 – 2021; Chair of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Law Committee of the IBA: 2008-2012;
• Co-chair of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Law Committee of the IBA: 2012-2013.

Named as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution (2008-2016 and 2018) and in Public Law (2019) by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business.

• Named as a recommended lawyer in Dispute Resolution and Healthcare by The Legal500 in 2018.
• Named as a recommended lawyer for 'Government Contracts' by Who's Who Legal;
• Author of numerous articles in his various fields of specialization;
• Contributing author of "Healthcare in South Africa" 2009 (4th Edition), published by Profile Media;
• Chairperson of Campaigning for Cancer NGO from 2009 to January 2016;
• Reviews the 'Medical Schemes' title on Lexis Nexis' Forms & Precedents;
• Co-patron of the South African Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Werksmans is one of South Africa's premier large law firms (see: https://www.werksmans.com/storage/2023/11/Werksmans-Firm-Brochure-20230816.pdf), with reach throughout Africa via LexAfrica (www.lexafrica.com).
Neil has BA, LLB and LLM degrees and a Certificate in Environmental Law from the University of the Witwatersrand.
• Neil has attended several WAML Congresses in Sydney, Australia (1 to 5 August 2004), Seoul, Korea (15 to 19 August 2005), Toulouse, France (7 to 11 August 2006), Beijing, China (17 to 21 October 2008), Zagreb, Croatia (8 to 12 August 2010) and Batam, Indonesia (20 July 2024 to 23 July 2024).
•Neil has been nominated to join the WAML Board of Governors in Batam, 2024. If this bid is successful, Neil would be the Program Chair for the Congress in 2028.