The Washington DC-based trade team at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP ‘understands the politics of these issues on the Hill as well as anyone’, according to clients. On the customs front, the group handles the full range of matters, with notable experience in the increasingly significant area of CBP forced labor policy and enforcement. Customs lead John Foote is equipped to advise on a broad scope of regulatory compliance and contentious issues, with extensive expertise in supply chain issues. Eric McClafferty is a key contact for export controls, economic sanctions and related anti-corruption work. Robert Slack has left the firm.
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‘The Kelley Drye & Warren team's efficiency and competence are impeccable.’
‘Eric McClafferty is always accessible and approaches questions in a unique and refreshing way.’
‘Kelley Drye's team is the best in DC, hands down. Smart, connected, and it understands the politics of these issues on the Hill as well as anyone.’
‘Jennifer McCadney is a star, she's a true professional who cares deeply about outcomes for her clients.’
Key clients
- National Basketball Association (NBA)
- TATA Communications (America), Inc.
- ESAB
- Newmont Goldcorp
- Newell Rubbermaid
- Sulzer
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Indorama
- VF Corporation
- Worldwide Door Components, Inc.
- RJ Reynolds
- Sourcemap
- Bemis Manufacturing Company
- ArcelorMittal USA
- Dorel
- DAK Americas
- Specialty Steel Industry of North America
- Allegheny Technologies Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising the National Basketball Association on a wide range of sanctions compliance matters, including the evolving sanctions on Russia and the effect of sanctions and trade measures on its operations in China.
- Assisting Indorama Ventures Oxides, and its sister company Indorama Ventures, with the development and implementation of parallel global international trade compliance programs.