Alan Lewis
Alan is one of the North West’s leading employment solicitors and joined Pearson in 2022.
He acts for both employers and employees, specialising in:
- Protective Award Claims
- Restrictive covenants and breaches of confidentiality
- Negotiating settlement agreements, particularly in relation to senior employees and directors
- Giving advice to employers on a wide range of employment related matters
- Advising both employers and employees on disciplinary and grievance proceedings
- Redundancy and transfer of undertakings
- Employment Tribunal claims including claims for unfair dismissal, sex, race and disability discrimination
- Drafting director’s service agreements, contracts of employment and staff handbooks
He is a friendly and approachable solicitor, whilst at the same time committed to achieving excellence in every case he takes on.
I enjoy the intellectual challenge and creativity that being an employment lawyer invariably involves, but the best thing about my role is working with fantastic people and the buzz of helping clients achieve great results.
He has a wealth of experience and was previously the Head of the Commercial Division and National Head of Employment at Linder Myers, where he worked for 32 years. Alan is an authority in his chosen field and recognised in the current edition of the Legal 500 as a ‘leading Individual’ in employment law
Alan is also a member of the Law Society and the Employment Lawyers Association
He is a long time fan of Oldham Athletic, being a season ticket holder for about 35 years. In his other spare time, he has a love of the outdoors and walking in Scotland, the Lake District and Wales.
An interesting fact about Alan
My great great grandmother was Chinese. She had escaped from a travelling circus when she met my great great grandfather, a silk merchant from Macclesfield.