MIAMI – May 12, 2023 – Matthew B. Gorson, senior chairman of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., was recognized as a 2023 Silver Medallion honoree at the annual MCCJ Humanitarian Dinner. The ceremony was held May 7 at the InterContinental Miami, with more than 400 business, political, religious, and other community leaders in attendance.
MCCJ has hosted the annual dinner since 1946 to honor outstanding community leaders who have helped to build a more welcoming, inclusive, just, and cooperative society. Greenberg Traurig was a presenting sponsor of the event.
“I am deeply honored to receive the Silver Medallion award and to be recognized by the city’s civic and community leadership for my work in helping to ensure that Miami is a place of opportunity for everyone,” Gorson said. “Now even more than ever, we need organizations like MCCJ to provide a voice for understanding, respect, and compassion. I also want to thank Greenberg Traurig, which has demonstrated a strong commitment to diversity and community service since its inception more than 55 years ago and long before it was a popular trend. The firm and its founders helped make me the lawyer I am today, but also inspired me to give back and make a positive difference in the community.”
As senior chairman of Greenberg Traurig, Gorson oversees the day-to-day operations of the firm’s Southeast and California offices. He previously served as president and chairman. Gorson joined Greenberg Traurig in Miami in 1973 as the firm’s 14th lawyer and became one of the most 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 in changing the skylines of downtown Miami, Brickell Avenue, Miami Beach, and Sunny Isles. As the former chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Real Estate Practice, he was instrumental in developing the firm's reputation as a real estate powerhouse.
Gorson focuses much of his community involvement on organizations that support mentoring and education for young people from diverse communities. He is founder and chairman of the Downtown Miami Charter School and has served Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami as a board member since 2012, including two terms as chairman. He also 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, and the Jackson Hospital Foundation. He is a board emeritus member of Tulane University and founder of both Mt. Sinai Hospital and Baptist Hospital.
MCCJ credited the dedication of Gorson and the other honorees for making Miami a community that “cares about ensuring opportunity for all.”
“This year’s honorees are recognized wherever they go for their amazing accomplishments in business and other areas, but we acknowledge them because they are also indefatigable in building the type of community that makes Miami’s success possible,” said Alex Fraser, chair of the Board of Directors of MCCJ, which announced that the organization’s name is changing to Mosaic Miami.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy as a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.