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Kid, take some advice: Mr. Pathak was a very reputable name back in his day. Given its payscale, it used to be among our first few choices back in the first half of 2010s.
Today, that firm has not had any major wins in a long time — look at news portals, they only ever mention them when they lose matters for Amazon. They've lost a lot of clientele, and Mr. Pathak has turned from a charismatic leader to someone who people wouldn't recognise, unless they're specifically an old timer in competition law.
None of the firm's other partners have really ever made their name in anything much yet - their street cred isn't great, and they're not highly ranked anywhere either. This is not to take away from the fact that some genuinely nice & brilliant people work there, but merely acknowledge that firms that are solely governed by an old person not in their prime — are not a safe bet for starting your career. If Rajiv Luthra's demise has hurt a T1 firm that badly, you should practically imagine the risks that come with joining here.