Nigel Boardman: from pages of GQ to chairing the Greensill inquiry

Well-connected corporate lawyer is supremely qualified', but his close professional contacts are set to be scrutinised

The corporate lawyer chosen to chair the inquiry into the Greensill lobbying scandal was once named one of GQ's most connected men in Britain - but his close connections in the world of finance and politics are set to come under scrutiny.

Nigel Boardman was a long-term partner at the international law firm Slaughter and May, a role he left in 2019, though he continues to be a senior consultant at the firm.