Kelly Dermody to Speak at 2025 IFSEA International Conference on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management Issues for Senior Executives & Founders

Lieff Cabraser San Francisco office Managing Partner Kelly M. Dermody will speak at the 6th Annual IFSEA International Conference on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management Issues for Senior Executives & Founders, held at Saddlers’ Hall in London, England, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA) is a global membership organization for professionals who specialize in advising senior executives and company founders.

This year’s conference will bring together business leaders and expert advisers to explore the workplace risks, reward structures, and reputational challenges that senior executives and founders face across international markets. The event also offers attendees the opportunity to connect with peers and leaders from around the world.

Kelly will co-lead a panel discussion titled “Can Ethical Leadership Survive? Navigating Populist Politics, Geopolitical Upheaval and Economic Crisis.” She will be joined by Gavin Foggo of Fox Williams, Andrew Frank of KARV, Megan Mathias of Hinshaw, Terese Connolly of Taft, Linky Trott of Edwin Coe, and panel facilitators Mark Risk of Mark Risk PC and Kelsey Murrell of CM Murray LLP.

View the full program and lineup of international expert panelists here.

About Kelly M. Dermody

The Managing Partner of Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office, ­­­­Kelly M. Dermody specializes in class and collective actions on behalf of plaintiffs in civil rights, employment, and consumer cases, including gender discrimination cases against Google and Goldman Sachs. Kelly was also named a 2023 Law360 MVP in the category of Class Action and Employment Law. Additional case work includes wage suppression claims against technology, healthcare, and academic institutions; overtime and lost pay lawsuits for low-wage workers, I/T professionals, and foreign nationals working for American corporations; and ERISA claims that she has tried on behalf of employees and retirees for pension plan abuses. She also leads Lieff Cabraser’s representation of women who allege their ovarian and uterine cancer was caused by long-term use of dangerous hair relaxer products.