Areas of Practice

Minto & Mirza has experience in diverse areas of practice. In all the following areas of  practice, litigation as well as opinion work, counseling, drafting and conveyancing are  undertaken. Our range of expertise is as follows:

 

General Corporate

The Firm’s General Corporate work encompasses a variety of commercial, corporate and   securities matters.

 

Corporate Litigation

The Firm has been involved in some of the most challenging corporate litigation in Pakistan  in recent years.

 

Banking Credit / Business Restructuring

The Firm has represented various banks and financial institutions – The State Bank of  Pakistan, American Express Bank, Union Bank, Prime Commercial Bank, National  Development Finance Corporation (NDFC) and Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment  Corporation Limited (PICIC) among others. The Firm has also conducted various winding up  petitions/bankruptcy proceedings on behalf of a variety of clients including banks and public  limited companies.

 

Constitutional Litigation

Minto & Mirza  is one of the leading law firms in Pakistan in the area of constitutional  litigation. Our Senior Consultant - Mr. Abid Hassan Minto – is one of the top lawyers in the  country and has been involved in some of the most significant constitutional cases in the  country’s history. The other members of the Firm also keenly pursue and participate in the  Firm’s tradition of high quality constitutional litigation.

 

Civil Litigation

An important component of the work portfolio of the Firm comprises of civil litigation in the  lower and superior courts of Pakistan and the Firm enjoys a very good reputation for its  litigation and advocacy prowess.

 

Tax and Labour

The Firm deals extensively with tax matters, which include Income Tax, Wealth Tax  and Customs, Excise and Sales Tax. It also has experience in dealing with Labour   Law matters.

 

Intellectual Property

The Firm advises clients on intellectual property transactional work (trademarks, patents,  design rights, advertising and marketing properties, copyright and unfair competition),  intellectual property litigation, IT-related transactions and litigation as well as  telecommunication transactional work.