Exclusive: A&O partner hospitalised after drinking session with client

A partner at Allen & Overy's Singapore office ended up in hospital after getting off his face at a bash with an important client.

The unnamed partner was out on the lash with clients from an investment bank. After a few too many sherberts he decided to head home, and one of the clients tried to help him in a cab. But even this simple act of locomotion was too much for the inebriated partner who missed his footing, fell off the kerb and crashed to the pavement. Smashing his head open so badly that he had to be taken to hospital.

How it might have looked

A&O has form for boozed-up shenanigans. One of its former partners, after he moved to Berwin Leighton Paisner, got so pissed during some after work drinks that he got into a fight and had to be pulled off one of his associates.

But insiders say that A&O's Singapore office head does not take kindly to such things, and that this partner's antics have gone down very badly indeed. A spokesman for A&O wouldn't comment.

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Comments

The partner should get an extra bonus for services to client relationship building. Someone get him a plaque!

This partner was doing exactly the same thing when he was in Tokyo. I don't know why they have put up with this poor behaviour for so long.

If he doesn't get sacked, then A&O are just condoning such poor behaviour. Will follow this one with interest!

Let's see what the A&O spin doctors do with this one. Or are they suddenly lost for words? If this has gone down VERY badly in the Singapore office, then actions speak louder than words. What are they going to do about it? Oh, let me guess, sweep it under the carpet no doubt!

Re the photo - surely copious amounts of blood and spew are missing, not to mention broken specs?

How poor

Cry me a river. He had probably just spent the day sacking associates - after all, that is what A&O partners do best.

I would have left him there

This type of behaviour is endemic at A&O's Asian offices. Especially in the Tokyo office where this character spent his "formative" years.

Come on ROF, why don't you name and shame. Don't be shy. You normally are good with letting us know.

Hmm, sounds like some of these comments are coming from someone who was sacked by an A&O partner - maybe the same partner. Sour grapes anyone?

I really don't see the problem. The lawyer got drunk (we don't know how drunk), slipped and suffered a nasty fall. It can happen to anyone, its hardly outrageous behaviour.

People calling for him to be sacked need to get over themselves, wonder how you'd feel if your firm sacked you for breaking your leg on a Friday night.

I agree with the last post - hardly the worst thing to happen! It's not like he insulted/ assaulted a client, which might actually be newsworthy. If the partner in question has sacked any associates recently, let's chalk this one up to karma...