A high-profile New York City lawyer was captured on video engaging in a passionate encounter with a younger associate from the same firm in Central Park. The footage, shared on TikTok, shows Nathaniel D. Cullerton, 45, a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, kissing Kelsey Borenzweig, 29, an associate at the firm.
The clip was posted by TikTok comedian Jay Guapo, who has millions of followers, and quickly spread across social media, generating significant attention within the city's elite legal community. In the video, Guapo approaches the couple, who were on a bench near the affluent Billionaires' Row, and tells them to "Get a room."
Cullerton and Borenzweig, who both work in the litigation department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, were involved in a significant case this spring, helping OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defeat a civil lawsuit brought by Elon Musk. The lawsuit concerned Musk's claims that Altman had violated a founding agreement to maintain OpenAI as a nonprofit organization.
Cullerton is married to Moira Penza, 42, also an attorney and former federal prosecutor who now works in private practice. They share a $2.3 million apartment on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. Penza previously led the case against NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere and was featured in the HBO series "The Vow."
Following the video's release, Cullerton was observed arriving at a secondary residence he shares with his wife in Wilton, Connecticut. He appeared stressed and avoided questions from reporters regarding the video and whether his wife had seen it.
Borenzweig, who reportedly ended a previous relationship with a fellow lawyer a few months ago, was seen meeting her parents for coffee in Manhattan. Her parents, Tracy and Matt, who traveled from California, were reportedly visiting her.
Top law firms typically discourage romantic relationships between superiors and subordinates due to potential conflicts of interest and favoritism, and often require prompt disclosure to human resources. It remains unclear if Cullerton and Borenzweig's relationship has been disclosed to the firm's human resources department.