<div some-dir>

    <form name="myForm">
    <!-- Form stuff here -->
    <button ng-click="submit();">
    </form>

</div>

scope.submit = function() {
    console.log(scope.myForm);
}

<form name="myForms.firstForm">
    <!-- Form stuff here -->
    <button ng-click="submit();">
  </form>

scope.myForms = {};
scope.submit = function() {
    console.log(scope.myForms.firstForm);
}

<form name="myForm" ng-controller="SomeController">

<form name="myForm" ng-controller="SomeController">