David Sforza
Senior Consultant
David joined Hawthorn from the Public and Government Affairs team at Edelman, where he advised a range of clients in sectors including agri-tech, food manufacturing, pensions and trade.
From 2019-2021, David was Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. During this period he advised on the passage of hundreds of pieces of legislation, much of it crucial to EU exit and the pandemic response. His brief also included the sensitive disciplinary and party management functions undertaken in the Whips’ Office. In this role he developed deep expertise both in the policymaking process, and in the mechanisms by which legislation is drafted, scrutinised, amended and passed into statute. He was also closely involved in the process of regulatory reform.
After leaving the Whips’ Office, David was Special Adviser in two Government Departments, overseeing legislative strategy and parliamentary engagement; first at the Northern Ireland Office and later at the Ministry of Justice. Prior to working in Government, he spent years working in the House of Commons.
