Atty. Sidney F. "Sid" Lewis V
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.
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Sidney F. "Sid" Lewis V is a employment and litigation attorney based in New Orleans, Louisiana, practicing at Jones Walker Llp. Admitted to practice in Louisiana, Louisiana. Educated at Tulane University (JD, 1985) and The University of Alabama (BA, 1982). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Labor Law - Management (New Orleans) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Labor Law - Management (2026). Serands clients in New Orleans, LA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- 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
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Sidney F. "Sid" Lewis V handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Why local counsel matters in Louisiana
Practicing law in Louisiana. Legal matters in Louisiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New Orleans are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Louisiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Louisiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Louisiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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