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About
Provided by Ivor Adair
Practice Areas
Ivor is a highly experienced, specialist contentious employment lawyer, acting predominately for senior executives and partners within a wide range of sectors including professional practice, financial services, insurance, sport, education and healthcare. He also acts for employers and firms handling reputationally sensitive matters.
Career
Ivor joined Fox as a partner in 2018, moving from his position as a partner in a top 30 UK law firm. He is a qualified Solicitor-Advocate.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Legislative and Policy Committee of the Employment Lawyers Association, engaging regularly with government on reform. Also a member of the Association of Partnership Practitioners, Professional Negligence Lawyers Association and the Commercial Litigators Forum.
Publications
Ivor has contributed numerous articles and commented in the trade and national and international press including on founder disputes, on bullying and neurodiversity issues. Ivor co-authored a chapter in: “Partner Retirement in Law Firms: Strategies for Partners, Law Firms and Other Professional Services”, contributes to podcasts (including the firm’s own ‘Foxed’ podcast) and has been interviewed on radio and television.
Chambers Review
UK
Ivor Adair is a partner at Fox & Partners and an experienced litigator who is comfortable before the Employment Tribunal and the High Court. He regularly assists clients with restrictive covenants, exit negotiations and bonus disputes.
Ivor Adair has a strong reputation for handling contentious partnership matters such as partner exits and restrictive covenants. He has notable experience working with partners at international law firms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ivor is a very pleasant person to deal with and incredibly well-versed in his area of expertise. He provides thoughtful and thorough advice."
"Ivor provides great advice."
"Ivor is a very pleasant person to deal with and incredibly well-versed in his area of expertise. He provides thoughtful and thorough advice."
"Ivor provides great advice."