Tammy Evans is a Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Ignition Law, where she leads the firm’s dispute resolution practice and is a member of the senior leadership team responsible for the strategic direction, growth and management of the business. Alongside her legal practice, Tammy plays a key role in the development of the firm, helping to shape its culture, service offering, operational strategy and long-term vision. As one of the leaders of Ignition, she is committed to building a modern law firm designed for the future of legal work, combining exceptional legal expertise with innovation, technology and flexible ways of working to deliver outstanding outcomes for both clients and lawyers.
Having qualified in 2002, Tammy brings more than two decades of experience in contentious practice at leading City law firms, advising on complex commercial disputes, mediation and arbitration matters at both national and international levels.
Tammy works closely with SMEs, founders, directors and shareholders, providing clear, commercially focused advice when disputes arise. Drawing on her experience of managing and growing Ignition, she understands the operational and financial pressures that disputes can place on growing businesses. She helps clients assess risk, protect their position and identify the most effective route towards resolution.
She has particular expertise in shareholder and boardroom disputes, including disagreements between majority and minority shareholders, shareholder exits, the removal of directors and shareholder employees, breaches of shareholders’ agreements, and disputes concerning the ownership or management of a business. Her broader practice covers commercial contract, intellectual property and technology disputes, professional negligence claims, financial litigation, employment-related disputes and urgent injunctive work.