Alan Lewis
With more than twenty-seven years’ experience as an employment lawyer and an additional decade in the corporate law arena before that, Alan is renowned among clients for his dedicated approach and attention to detail.
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​Alan acted for one of the UK’s main providers of asylum seeker accommodation during 2025 in changing subcontractors which entailed large scale TUPE transfers in just under a 4-week period. In 2024 Alan acted for a London hedge fund in successfully defending one of the largest single whistleblowing claims ever seen in the UK by a former analyst who was seeking in excess of £6m in compensation
"Alan Lewis is enjoyable to work with and is highly responsive and efficient" Legal 500, 2026
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Alan mainly advises employers and his clients range from small SMEs to larger companies with thousands of employees. Whether a client's concern is a complex TUPE service provsion change, a senior leaver trying to poach customers in breach of restrictive covenants or a potentially damaging employment tribunal claim, Alan has helped to steer tens of companies to a successful outcome.​
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Alan advises employers on how best to streamline their management of staff and resources so that managers reduce the amount of time spent on areas where they add little value to the business.
He also assists directors and other senior executives in negotiating contracts with their employing company, or in forging a favourable exit deal if they are looking to move elsewhere.
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Clients facing particularly challenging and stressful situations are delighted with Alan's style.
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Alan writes regularly in the leading publication for HR Directors and HR Managers, People Management Magazine.
Alan is married and lives in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire. He is a Trustee of a North-West based Multi-Academy Trust with 10 schools and growing quickly.
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Alan qualified as a solicitor in November 1988.
​A senior director says:
"His caring yet forensically detailed approach put me at ease, and ensured that I achieved the best possible result."
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The MD and owner of an accountancy practice says:
“Alan is just the sort of solicitor you want in your corner: highly professional but practical and empathetic.”
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The HR Director of a retail company with more than 800 UK branches says:
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"He comes up with unique, creative solutions that you cannot find in a text book or from your average solicitor off the street. He is able to do this because of his ability to truly understand the needs of his clients and due to the outstanding level of care that he delivers."
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