Sidney F. "Sid" Lewis V
Recognized since 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Sid Lewis is a partner and leader of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, where he consults and advises management and human resources personnel with respect to employment and labor laws. Sid advises clients throughout the United States in all industries, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, and service industries. A majority of his work involves general advice to employers on a variety of employment situations, including discipline, terminations, applications, leave requests, transfers, noncompete agreements, trade secret information, wage payments, wage and hour laws, family and medical leave, disabilities, workers' compensation, discrimination complaints, workplace harassment, internal investigations, documentation, policy reviews, preventative counseling, supervisor training, and early litigation negotiation. He frequently presents training and educational seminars for supervisors, centering primarily on federal and state employment laws, as well as effective supervision techniques designed to avoid litigation. Sid has successfully defended hundreds of lawsuits involving federal and state employment claims. He regularly handles Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and National Labor Relations Board charges on behalf of employers. In the labor sector, Sid has represented companies throughout the United States as labor counsel and/or chief spokesman in contract negotiations and has handled union elections and labor arbitrations in a variety of industries. Sid is a frequent speaker and moderator for personnel associations and trade groups throughout the Southeast.
Contact & Links
Location
- 201 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
- Tulane University, JD, graduated 1985
- The University of Alabama, BA, graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, Louisiana
Affiliations
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Headquarters:
New Orleans, Louisiana
150 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
39 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
- Management
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