A top New York City lawyer who was caught kissing an underling on a Central Park bench has been suspended from his firm, it has emerged.

Nathaniel D Cullerton, a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, was placed on leave amid an investigation into a now-viral video of him and his colleague Kelsey Borenzweig, the Financial Times reported.

The married lawyer, 45, and Borenzweig, 29, were caught together in the shadows of Billionaires’ Row by a TikTok comedian named Jay Guapo, who shared the clip with his 3.5 million followers last week. It is unclear when the video was filmed. 

Cullerton was among six Wachtell partners that were expected to soon jump ship to rival Gibson Dunn.

But his employment was scrapped in the wake of the video, sources familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

It is unclear with Borenzweig is also under investigation over the video.

Both Cullerton and Borenzweig’s attorney profiles remained active on Wachtell’s website, as of Tuesday morning.

Nathaniel D Cullerton, 45, was filmed smooching Kelsey Borenzweig, 29, by a TikTok comedian. The loved-up couple were quickly identified, and the clip, filmed in Central Park, spread like wildfire across social media, setting elite New York law circles ablaze with gossip

Nathaniel Cullerton, seen outside his apartment last week, has been placed on leave amid an investigation into a now-viral video of him and his colleague Kelsey Borenzweig

Dressed in a blue cap and sunglasses on Saturday morning, Borenzweig went for coffee with parents Tracy and Matt at the upscale Crosby Street Hotel in Soho

Cullerton looked consumed with passion as he kissed Borenzweig, an associate at Wachtell. 

They both worked in the firm’s litigation department and this spring helped OpenAI boss Sam Altman defeat a civil lawsuit brought by Elon Musk. 

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