The Sunday Interview: 'You always see despicable behaviour, but the law gives you tools to combat that'

Lawyer Declan Black says that a top law firm is like a Michelin-star restaurant: simple to explain, but exceptionally difficult to execute

Declan Black Pic: Fergal Phillips

CV: Declan Black

Position: managing partner of Mason Hayes & Curran

Age:50

Family: father of three and married to solicitor Sinead Durkan

Hobbies: fishing, cycling, anything to do with being outdoors and the countryside

Favourite film: Gandhi

Currently reading: H Is For Hawk by Helen McDonald

When Declan Black became managing partner of one of Ireland’s biggest law firms in 2014 he said he felt “a bit like Declan Kidney taking over from ...