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Stephanie McTighe

"I applied to be a VIAC Ambassador because I’ve used VIAC on behalf of a client and was struck by its efficiency and cost effectiveness. As technology advances rapidly, I found its document portal was slick and saved time. The client also benefited from proportionate fees and a forum well suited to the value of such cross border dispute. VIAC’s strong profile in the CEE region, especially as mass actions expand, aligns closely with my practice and as an English qualified solicitor based in Scotland, I see particular value for clients outside London, who can benefit from what VIAC has to offer. Also, the women who run VIAC are all really impressive and I’ll be excited to get started and work with them!"

Stephanie (Steph) McTighe is a senior associate in CMS’s UK Dispute Resolution Group with in-depth experience of advising clients on English law commercial disputes in the High Court and in international arbitration. Her experience includes acting for multinational and listed companies, often with a foreign law element and regularly with clients in the CEE region. Her arbitration experience predominantly includes shareholder disputes between private equity and private businesses in a range of sectors, with experience of VIAC, ICC and LCIA institutional rules.  Steph has a keen interest in mass litigation and arbitration and advises clients facing competition claims. Annually, she is a co-editor of the CMS European Class Actions Report, in collaboration with colleagues across the CMS UK and European branches.

Steph qualified as a solicitor in London in 2012 and worked for US firms Dewey & LeBoeuf and Quinn Emanual before leaving for a policy role at Westminster between 2015 – 2022. In that time, she became a CEDR-qualified mediator before returning to the legal profession in 2022 when she joined CMS in Edinburgh. She has five-year-old twin daughters who keep her busy in her spare time and really wants to become friends with Victoria Beckham one day!