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Jeremy Kudon

Partner

New York

Most companies treat state legislatures like the weather—something unpredictable they have to endure. At Orrick, we are the storm.

Jeremy Kudon leads the nation’s most aggressive and effective state legislative strategy team. When dozens of legislatures move at once and the map can shift overnight, Jeremy and his team are who clients call. They don’t just navigate the legislative process. They shape it.

Whether you’re a disruptive tech company, a global investor, or a legacy brand under siege, Jeremy’s team builds and runs campaigns that change laws, open markets, and protect billions in enterprise value.

Their work has been profiled by The New York Times and BU's The Record and featured on The Daily, Michael Lewis’s Against the Rules, and Crooked Media’s What a Day podcasts.

They are on the frontlines of the national battles over AI frontier model regulation, clean energy, sports betting, and the future of communication services—earning the trust of elected officials and ensuring clients are in the room where it matters on their most important issues.

This isn’t government affairs. It’s the power to make order out of the chaos of 50 state legislatures and leverage it to your advantage.

  • Online Sports Betting

    Architect of the nationwide campaign that has led to the legalization of online sports betting in 29 states, covering 55% of the U.S. population. Representing DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics, BetMGM, and Bet365 (the Sports Betting Alliance), Jeremy and Orrick coordinate every aspect of this seven-year, multi-state effort, helping transform the U.S. gaming industry in the process.

    AI Models & Chatbots

    Representing the American Innovators Network—led by Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator—Jeremy’s team defeated or favorably shaped bills in more than a dozen states in 2025 that would have imposed sweeping regulations on AI startups and frontier model developers.

    Blockchain & Crypto Regulation

    Played a central role in negotiating and shaping a major blockchain and crypto regulation bill in Illinois, ensuring that early-stage and non-financial Web3 companies could continue to operate—and innovate—in the state.

    Clean Energy & Transmission

    Coordinated a multi-state campaign for a national clean energy and transmission client, influencing legislation on grid modernization, renewable deployment, and transmission infrastructure, while protecting major capital investments.

    Daily Fantasy Sports

    Designed and executed the national strategy that led more than 20 states to affirm the legality of daily fantasy sports contests. Jeremy’s work was profiled in ESPN The Magazine and Albert Chen’s Billion Dollar Fantasy.

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