Matt Sarelson

Matt practices business litigation and business torts, including partnership, shareholder, board and corporate disputes, fiduciary, fraud, franchise, banking and real estate litigation, as well as employment litigation and counseling.

Matt also has an extensive but discreet executive compensation practice in which he counsels high-level managers, c-level officers, professional athletes and musicians, doctors, social media influencers, professors and law firm partners in employment and compensation contracts, severance agreements and non-compete and non-solicit restrictions.

Matt is based in the Firm’s Palm Beach office but is also licensed in New York and Washington, D.C. His practice is nationwide, having appeared in courtrooms in Phoenix, Dallas, Arkansas, Chicago, Louisiana and California in just the past few years.

Following his cum laude graduation from George Mason University School of Law, Matthew moved to Miami, Florida, eager to take advantage of the area’s international lifestyle and entrepreneurial business environment. Matthew honed his legal analysis and writing skills during his clerkship for the Honorable Frank Shepherd of Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals. Before joining DLG, he owned and operated his own law firm and gained valuable litigation experience at the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. While at Morgan Lewis, Matthew defended Fortune 250 companies in employment and wrongful death suits, and the firm enjoyed the honor of being named American Lawyer Magazine’s Litigation Firm of the Year during Matt’s time as at the firm. He also worked for the well-known Miami litigation firm Isicoff, Ragatz & Koenigsberg, P.L. and was a partner at Conrad & Scherer, LLP in Fort Lauderdale handling fiduciary duty litigation on behalf of major investors in the now infamous Scott Rothstein billion dollar Ponzi scheme.

The Daily Mail, Law360, Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Daily Business Review, South Florida Business Journal, Washington Times, Bloomberg, and the Jim DeFede Radio Show, as well as numerous other papers throughout Florida, have interviewed Matt, looking to his experience with high-stakes and groundbreaking investor, fraud, business and employment lawsuits. Also, in 2011, SmartMoney Magazine featured a discussion of Matt’s class action suit against Paragon Properties of Costa Rica in a feature about the dangers of investing in Central American real estate.

Outside of the office, Matt enjoys being very active in local and national politics. He served on the City of Miami Beach’s Community Development Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of the Young President’s Club at Mt. Sinai Medical Center Foundation on Miami Beach. He also co-chaired the 2009 and 2010 Jurisprudence Receptions for ORT America. He advises several local politicians and candidates, was active in ORT America and served on the Board of Directors of Yupro, Inc., d/b/a The Oasis, a non-profit that supports entrepreneurship and community involvement for 20 and 30 year olds. At the national level, he was active in Maverick PAC and remains active with the Republican National Lawyers Association. Matthew lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with his wife Rebecca, son Jack, and daughter Abby.

• Founder and Partner, Sarelson & Co. 2019 – Present
• Partner, KYMP 2015 – 2019
• Managing Partner, Matthew Seth Sarelson 2014 – 2015
• Partner, Conrad & Scherer 2012 – 2014
• Senior Partner, Sarelson Law Firm 2007 – 2012
• Member. Florida Nela 2009 – 2011
• Attorney, The Bank of Miami 2009 – 2010
• Young President, Mt. Sinai Medical Center Foundation 2007 – 2010
• President, Business Networks International 2006 – 2010
• Senior Associate, Isicoff Ragatz & Koenigsberg 2006 – 2007
• Associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius 2005 – 2006
• Law Clerk to Judge Frank A. Shepherd, Florida Court of Appeal, Third District 2004 –  2005

• George Mason University School of Law (Cum Laude)

• Business Litigation
• Business Torts
  • Partnership
  • Shareholder
  • Board and corporate disputes
  • Fiduciary
  • Fraud
  • Franchise
  • Banking and Real Estate Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Counseling

★★★★★
Great Client Advocate

Matthew is the epitome of what a client advocate should be. He is knowledgable, responsive and fights for his clients’ rights. Once Matthew took my case, he never backed down and pushed for a great settlement. If I ever need to litigate again, he will be my first call.

– John

★★★★★
Fellow lawyer in community

Matthew Sarelson is among one of the most respected lawyers at his level of experience in the community. I have worked with Matthew on many cases and am aware of his outstanding reputation in the legal community among judges and lawyers. He consistently gets favorable results for his clients even if that means thinking out of the box.

– Garry

★★★★★
Worked together on matter

I endorse this lawyer’s work. I worked with Matthew on eleven class action cases in 2007-2008 and found him to be extremely bright. He is a very hard worker and demonstrated his willingness to go the extra mile in many instances. Matthew is tenacious and works extremely hard for his clients.

– Patricia