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The hotshot lawyer caught on camera in a heated smoochfest with his much younger colleague in Central Park has been placed on leave from a prestigious Manhattan firm, according to a report.<\/p>\n

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Nathaniel Cullerton, a 45-year-old reportedly married partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, was sidelined amid an investigation connected to the now-viral canoodling, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. <\/p>\n

Cullerton was also slated to join more than half a dozen prominent attorneys from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz who jumped ship to rival firm Gibson Dunn this week, according to the Times.<\/p>\n

But Cullerton\u2019s expected move was quashed after video of him sucking face with 29-year-old coworker Kelsey Borenzweig exploded on social media last week, the Times reported, citing sources. <\/p>\n

It is unclear whether Borenzweig, an associate in the same department as Cullerton, has been placed on leave or is under investigation following the viral make-out video that amassed 4 million views on TikTok.<\/p>\n

Both Cullerton\u2019s and Borenzweig\u2019s attorney profiles remained on Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz\u2019s website as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The video shows the legal duo passionately kissing on a Central Park bench as camera-wielding TikTokker Jay Guap\u00f5 interrupts the make-out session.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGet a room,\u201d implores Guap\u00f5. \u201cThere\u2019s kids around.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two high-profile lawyers \u2014 both of whom worked on the legal team defending OpenAI and Sam Altman against Elon Musk\u2019s $150 billion lawsuit this year \u2014 look up in embarrassment and shield themselves from the camera after Guap\u00f5 approaches them.<\/p>\n

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Cullerton is shown standing up with a smile and trying to shoo the TikToker away as Borenzweig calmly tells him to \u201cput the phone down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t touch me, don\u2019t touch \u2014 if you touch me I\u2019ll have to touch you,\u201d snaps the TikTokker, who has a history of posting antagonizing content.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old lawyer has been married to Moira Penza, 42, who is a partner at another Big Apple firm, since 2016 and share a $2.3 million luxurious Upper East Side co-op apartment together, according to the Daily Mail.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Borenzweig was recently in a relationship with a fellow lawyer, but the pair recently split, a source told the Mail.<\/p>\n

The Post reached out to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Gibson Dunn; and Cullerton for comment, but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n

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