Elizabeth Ireland > Winston & Strawn LLP > Charlotte, United States > Lawyer Profile
Winston & Strawn LLP Offices
100 NORTH TRYON STREET
29TH FLOOR
CHARLOTTE, NC 28202-1078
NORTH CAROLINA
United States
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Elizabeth Ireland
Work Department
Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance
Career
https://www.winston.com/en/professionals/ireland-elizabeth-j
Clients in the financial services sector regularly seek out Elizabeth Ireland 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.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
Winston & Strawn LLP‘s financial services litigation practice represents financial institutions in matters such as consumer class actions, enforcement actions, and IP litigation. The team, based in Charlotte, is co-led by Kobi Kennedy Brinson and Jack Knight – Brinson is noted for her focus on government investigations and enforcement actions, while Knight is recognized for defending white collar cases. Another key member of the group is Elizabeth Ireland, who concentrates on inquiries and investigations prompted by the DOJ, the CFPB, and the FTC, among others. In 2023, the practice has notably made two lateral hires from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, welcoming Dan Chaudoin and Caitlin Mandel.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Government > Government contracts
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- International trade and national security > CFIUS