Mike McTigue represents leading companies in class actions and civil litigation in jurisdictions across the country and has an extensive track record of success handling mass arbitrations.
McTigue is one of the leaders of Skadden’s mass arbitration practice and one of the country’s preeminent class action defense litigators. He is widely regarded for his work representing companies in high-stakes litigation and mass arbitration matters and has been the architect of novel strategies and solutions for numerous industry-leading leading businesses across a range of industries, including retail, financial services, telecommunications, media and entertainment, sports and hospitality, technology, and pharmaceuticals/life sciences.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2026 | Litigation, Mass Arbitration |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Class Action, Mass Tort, International Arbitration |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Class Action, Mass Tort, International Arbitration |
McTigue has an extensive track record of obtaining early dismissals and plaintiffs’ voluntarily dismissal of claims, defending cases on the merits, defeating class certification, negotiating favorable individual settlements and curtailing the efforts of professional litigants. He routinely defends clients in matters that involve federal and state statutes, including the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the Federal Wiretap Act, the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (WESCA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), among many others.
In late 2025, McTigue co-authored a comprehensive report on “Private Power, Public Harm: The Coercive Dynamics of Mass Arbitration” on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform. For several years, he co-authored the USA chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Consumer Protection Laws and Regulations. Additionally, he has been a guest lecturer on privacy and class action litigation at Villanova University School of Law and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.