Yetter Coleman in Houston announced that Grant Martinez will become a partner in the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Martinez joined the firm in 2016 after completing a clerkship with Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School, and a former litigation associate with Cravath, Swaine & Moore. His practice focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation and appeals. He handles cases for a broad range of clients, including IBM, Rockland Capital, Vinmar Group, BouMatic, Fulcrum Capital and Stash Hotel Rewards, among others, involving a diverse range of commercial issues. Martinez is active in the Houston community, as a member of the American Leadership Forum’s Class XLIX, Houston Methodist Hospital’s President’s Leadership Council, and the Houston chapter of NationSwell.

In addition, Cody Rutowski has joined Yetter Coleman as its newest associate in Houston. His practice is focused on complex commercial litigation and appeals. Prior to joining the firm, he clerked with Judge Ed E. Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins of the Middle District of Alabama. He received his law degree from Harvard in 2017 and served as an executive editor for the Harvard Law Review.

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