Tom Borman, Lawfuel employee
David Cameron is reportedly in discussions to join DLA Piper as a consultant, and may advise the global law firm about geopolitical risk-a role that would come five years after the Greensill scandal, which had a long shadow about his postprimic ministerial activities.
Since leaving the Downing Street in 2016, Cameron has put together a diverse portfolio of consulting roles, including positions with FINBACK investment partners, Caxton Associates and PayCargo LLP.
His professional trajectory was shaped by a number of top -class appointments in terms of finance, technology and even gene sequencing, which reflects a strategy of using its international experience and his political network.
The proposed role at DLA Piper, which was first reported by the Financial Times, would not include lobbying on behalf of the company. This distinction is important in view of Cameron's earlier participation in Greensill Capital, where his lobbying on behalf of the financial company, which has now no longer existed, led to a parliamentary investigation.
The Treasury Committee finally came to the conclusion that Cameron, in his message with former colleagues, had proven a “considerable lack of judgment” – a total of 62 messages – the support of the government for Greensill, in which he gave essential stock options.
Cameron's career after the government was not without controversy. In addition to the Greensill episode, he briefly headed the Advisory Board of the Gen sequencing company Illumina, which secured a large government contract during the pandemic and held a position at the AFIRMA AFINIT by 2021.
He was also associated with efforts to support a large Sri -Lanka port project that is part of the Chinese initiative of Belt and Road.
Both the Cameron and DLA Piper office have refused to make further comments on the reported discussions.
In a separate, somewhat ironic turn, the Daily Mail recently reported that Cameron had encountered difficulties to secure a mobile phone contract for one of his children, possibly because of his classification as a “politically exposed person”.