Samir Suresh Patel

Samir Patel is a sports and technology attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office and leads the Document Automation Program. Mr. Patel's clients include professional sports leagues, teams and athletes, as well as gambling operators, financial technology (FinTech) platforms, private equity sponsors and software developers.

Document Automation Program. As head of the Document Automation Program, Mr. Patel plays a key role in developing and implementing Holland & Knight's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, combining legal insight and experience with technical proficiency to build advanced tools that enhance legal service delivery and streamline the legal drafting process. His work integrates generative AI, machine learning (ML), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and fine-tuned large language models (LLMs) to generate documents that meet the contextual and substantive needs of various practice areas.

Technology. Mr. Patel handles complex commercial transactions and regulatory counseling for clients, from emerging startups to multinational enterprises, across federal, state and Tribal jurisdictions. He regularly advises on the structuring, negotiation and execution of high-value deals involving emerging technologies and strategic intellectual property. His work spans data privacy, geolocation compliance, securities and commodities regulation, money transmission, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and emerging laws related to AI development and deployment.

Sports. Mr. Patel is nationally recognized for his work in online sports betting and internet gaming (iGaming), where he helps clients build and scale compliant platforms across jurisdictions. His legal commentary has been featured in Bloomberg Law, Law360, ESPN and SportsHandle.

In addition to his practice, Mr. Patel serves as an adjunct professor at Michigan State University College of Law, where he teaches a course on new technologies and the law, which explores the intersection of legal systems and emerging technologies.