Omar Morquecho

• Served as a second-chair trial attorney on behalf of a national moving equipment and storage company in California state court.
• Obtained the dismissal of several arbitration claims on behalf of a leading wireless service provider arising from a cyberattack that resulted in hundreds of individual actions.
• Represented a multinational automotive manufacturer in a class action involving claims for breach of contract and violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law.
• Argued a motion to compel further responses to discovery and related motion for sanctions on behalf of a pro bono client, resulting in a favorable outcome for the client.
• Represented the largest U.S. retail corporation in defending the company against dozens of pre-litigation claims and civil actions involving alleged exposures to heavy metals, bisphenol-A (BPA), phthalates, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other Proposition 65-listed chemicals.

Omar Morquecho is an associate with Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group. Before joining the firm, Omar served as an extern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, researching complex legal questions in criminal matters. He also worked closely with deputy district attorneys in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office, organizing key evidence for preliminary hearings and trials.

Omar received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Loyola Marymount University Law School, where he was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif and named as a Sayre MacNeil Scholar. During law school, Omar was a technical editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, vice president of tutoring and mentoring of the St. Thomas More Honor Society, and the admission and retention co-chair of La Raza de Loyola. Omar also earned first honor awards for the highest grade in contracts, law of sales, business associations, and evidence.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 2020)
• California State University, San Bernardino (B.A., 2017)