Matt Sarelson, Esq.
Founding Partner
PLACEHOLDER — direct phone TBD
Education
George Mason University School of Law (Cum Laude)
Bar Admissions
Florida
New York
Washington, D.C.
Bio
After nearly twenty years of practicing law at the highest level, Matt’s value added is bringing sophisticated legal representation to high net worth and high-profile individuals, and their businesses. This requires more than just experience in the courtroom. It requires a holistic approach to guiding people through difficult situations. Matt has a long track record of complex dispute resolution, from handling trials and appeals in fraud and business disputes, to quietly and discreetly handling delicate and sensitive personal matters.
Matt also has an extensive but discreet executive compensation practice in which he counsels high-level managers, c-level officers, professional athletes and musicians, social media influencers, professors and law firm partners in employment and compensation contracts, severance agreements and non-compete and non-solicit restrictions.
Matt’s 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, Matt moved to Miami, Florida, eager to take advantage of the area’s international business and entrepreneurial environment. Matt honed his legal analysis and writing skills during his clerkship for the Honorable Frank Shepherd of Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals. He gained litigation experience at the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, where he defended Fortune 500 companies in employment and wrongful death suits. 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.
Matt has been interviewed by The Daily Mail, Law360, Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Daily Business Review, South Florida Business Journal, Washington Times, Bloomberg, and numerous other papers throughout Florida, regarding his experience with high-stakes, groundbreaking investor, fraud, business and employment lawsuits.
Outside of the office, Matt is active in local and national politics and community organizations. He lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with his wife Rebecca, son Jack, and daughter Abby.
Outside of the office, Matt is active in local and national politics and community organizations. He lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with his wife Rebecca, son Jack, and daughter Abby.
Experience
- Founder and Partner, Sarelson & Co. 2019 – 2026
- 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
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Business Torts
- Partnership
- Shareholder
- Board and corporate disputes
- Fiduciary
- Fraud
- Franchise
- Banking and Real Estate Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Counseling