Tristan Morales serves as the Managing Partner of O’Melveny’s Washington, DC office. As a labor and employment partner, he represents clients in high-stakes and highly-sensitive litigation. His cutting-edge work for airlines spans the Railway Labor Act, USERRA, and ERISA, among a range of other statutory and collective bargaining matters. As a leader of O’Melveny’s Diversity Task Force, Tristan also has extensive experience advising on and litigating challenges to corporate diversity programs.

Tristan was named a “Rising Star” in transportation law by Law360 in 2021. His well-recognized experience in the airline industry includes years of class action litigation under USERRA and a host of novel high-stakes matters under the RLA. He regularly handles employee whistleblower matters, under statutes like AIR 21 (air safety) and Sarbanes-Oxley. He is also deeply familiar with disputes at the intersection of social media and employment, including with respect to political speech and discrimination claims.

Tristan is also trusted counsel on matters arising under Section 1981 and Title VII, including challenges to corporate diversity programs for employees and suppliers. A past Pathfinder of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), he currently serves on the board of directors for the Washington Urban Debate League.