Matthew B Gorson

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Career

Matt Gorson currently serves as Senior Chairman of the firm. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the firm’s Southeast and California offices and previously served as the firm’s President and Chairman. Matt joined Greenberg Traurig in 1973 as the firm’s 14th lawyer, and became one of the most prolific and in-demand real estate attorneys in South Florida. His work over the last five decades has played a key role in revitalizing the urban landscape and changing the skyline of Downtown Miami, Brickell Avenue, Miami Beach and Sunny Isles. As the former chair of the firm's national Real Estate Practice, Matt was instrumental in developing the firm's reputation as a real estate powerhouse.

Matt focuses his community involvement on areas in which he can make a difference. He is Founder and past Chairman of the Downtown Miami Charter School. Matt currently serves as Chairman of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami. He is a former Board Member and Campaign Chairman of United Way of Miami-Dade and a Former Board Member of the New World Symphony, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, the City of Miami Downtown Development Authority, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society, and Friends of the Underline. Matt is a Board Emeritus Member of Tulane University and founder of both Mt. Sinai Hospital and Baptist Hospital.

Concentrations:

Land development

Professional Memberships

Board Emeritus Member, Tulane University

Founder and Past Chairman, Downtown Miami Charter School

Advisory Board Member, Best Lawyers in America, 2013-Present

Chair, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, Board of Directors, 2016-2018

Honorary Gala Chair, The Big Event, 2015

Former Executive Committee, Board Member, and Campaign Chairman, United Way of Miami-Dade

Former Board Member, City of Miami Downtown Development Authority

Former Board Member, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Board of Governors

Former Board Member, 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society

Former Board Member, American Diabetes Association

Chair, American Diabetes Association Father of the Year Gala, 2010

Former Board Member, New World Symphony

Former Board Member, Mt. Sinai Hospital

Former Board of Trustees, Friends of the Underline

Founder, Baptist Hospital

Founder, Mt. Sinai Hospital

Member, American Bar Association

Publications

Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 1990-2022

Personal

J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1973

B.A., Tulane University, 1970