DALLAS, TX—Norton Rose Fulbright announced that James Leito and Henry Stark have assumed leadership roles in its Dallas office, with Leito serving as the office’s Partner-in-Charge and Stark as Administrative Partner. Together, they will lead one of the firm’s largest U.S. offices, which has served clients in Dallas for 45 years and is home to more than 125 lawyers and approximately 250 business services professionals.
Leito succeeds Mike Swartzendruber as Partner-in-Charge and Stark succeeds Denise Webb Glass as Administrative Partner. Swartzendruber and Webb each served in their leadership roles for six years, helping guide the office through a period of significant growth and success.
Leito is a trial lawyer who handles complex commercial litigation, class action lawsuits and IP disputes. He frequently represents clients in the telecommunications, oil and gas, healthcare and aviation sectors.
Stark represents buyers and sellers in public and private mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, and advises institutional investors on investments in private equity, hedge and other private funds. In addition, he frequently serves as underwriters’ counsel on representations and warranties insurance and transactional liability insurance policies.
