Drawing a Venn diagram using Salve, Subramanyam, Mukul, Singhvi, and the Sibals as points of reference, I can safely and without any error in assessment/judgment, say that your pedigree matters a lot in this game, i.e., counsel practice. These are the top lawyers of today. They charge the most and they all come from extreme privilege - by that, I mean they joined this profession with rock-solid “connections”. No doubt, each of these lawyers is extremely talented and hard-working, but it took the patronage of some serious heavyweights in this profession in their initial years to give them the platforms/opportunities to shine.
- is it their connections
- do they have other worldly legal acumen
What is it that sets them apart .
- Cigarette
- Willingness to hustle, grind and work hard
- Vitriol
- Patience
- Tact and oratory skills speaking right word to the extent needed
Dushyant Dave had his father as a judge at Gujarat HC, and got sr tag early
GS had Sorabjee, KKV and Venkatachaliah
But credit to them