Nazeer T. "Naz" Mitha, K.C.

Naz Mitha, QC is recognized as one of the leading counsel in British Columbia in the areas of labour and employment law and commercial litigation.

Naz handles a wide range of workplace matters, including in the areas of employment, labour, human rights and administrative law. Naz’s clients include public and private sector employers and senior employees. He also maintains a general commercial litigation practice, frequently acting in shareholder and partnership disputes.

Naz has conducted hearings before all levels of court in Canada, including the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada. In addition, he regularly appears before various tribunals such as commercial and labour arbitration boards, the BC Labour Relations Board, the BC Employment Standards Tribunal, the BC Human Rights Tribunal, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

In addition to his counsel work, Naz conducts workplace investigations into complex matters, including with respect to allegations of serious employee misconduct, financial improprieties and bullying and harassment. Naz also acts as a mediator in workplace disputes and commercial matters.

Naz is a sought-after speaker and presenter and is an Adjunct Professor teaching Employment Law at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia.

Prior to co-founding Mitha Law Group, Naz was a partner at Western Canada’s largest employer-side workplace law firm.