Elizabeth Ireland

Clients in the financial services sector regularly seek out Elizabeth for advice and counseling pertaining to regulatory matters, white collar defense, and high-stakes government/internal investigations. She has defended a wide range of companies in class actions and successfully won cases at all stages of litigation. Throughout her career, Elizabeth has always taken a leadership role in the Charlotte community and the firm.

Elizabeth frequently works with companies and audit committees in connection with internal investigations, regulatory defense, and white collar criminal matters. She has worked on multiple investigations in connection with whistleblower allegations. She also has worked with banking clients on multiple Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement and supervisory actions, and has represented clients in matters against the Department of Justice, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Bank, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, National Futures Association, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Federal Trade Commission, among other government/regulatory entities. She presents regularly about the topic of attorney-client privilege and has represented companies in connection with unique privilege-related issues.