John Foote

John Foote is a partner and head of the customs practice at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP in Washington, D.C. He is an advisor to companies and a widely recognized expert on Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the U.S. forced labor import ban. He is also the author of a Substack newsletter called “Forced Labor and Trade,” where he provides analysis and commentary on “the most interesting law in the world”. Foote was previously a partner with the law firm Baker McKenzie, and began his legal career clerking for Judge Gregory Carman at the U.S. Court of International Trade.