Good attempt at sarcasm. Failed miserably. The drafting of your comment suggests that it has been typed in fury and haste. I used to do the same, but experience and seniors taught me how much damage that can do.

Anyways, the point is that an individual does not matter to any professional organisation. Doomsayers here predicted that CAM would collapse after Ashwath's departure. Yes, there would have been loss of business but that's part of the game. CAM done too badly after Ashwath's departure if you check the facts, including in M&A. All independent and publicly available data.

And before you question any lawyer's competence, please speak to people who have worked with them. I might be wrong, but I don't think any client or even the lawyers working on the other side would question Shishir's professional competence. He is accurately acknowledged as a star. You would know, if you ever had the opportunity to work with or for him.

Kian - absolutely the right approach to follow. Whatever the reasons may be, if the firm itself has said they are personal, I don't see how they are anyone else's business in any manner. From what I've heard, this must be a fairly traumatic time for all concerned - would be best if everyone just left them alone to move on with their lives. We all heard what supposedly happened with Kirtee (god rest his soul). Maybe people should think about possible consequences of their words before writing any old rubbish that comes into their minds or trying to push unnecessary details out into the public (whether they are accurate or not).

If there are actual personal reasons (family related, etc.), and you don't disclose, that makes perfect sense.

if the "personal" reasons relate to conduct in office, you probably should reveal these. [...]

Rishab