Central Park kiss scandal reshapes Big Law as partner lands a $100M payday

Two senior Wachtell Lipton partners, William Savitt and Sarah Eddy, were reportedly romantically involved; Savitt jumped to Gibson Dunn with a roughly $96 million three-year package after leading OpenAI’s Musk v. Altman case, taking Eddy and four other senior partners with him. Two junior team members, Nathaniel Cullerton and Kesley Borenzweig, were seen canoodling in Central Park and had Gibson Dunn offers pulled. Wachtell Lipton has no non-fraternization policy; Savitt denies an affair. The saga highlights the personal and financial drama roiling elite Big Law.