Clyde & Co Tabs Mortimer to Lead Indiana Office; Old Republic Announces Senior Management Changes at BITCO

Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the opening of a new office in Highland, Indiana, expanding its US footprint and further strengthening its North American trial and defense practice.

The new office will be led by Renee Mortimer, who joins Clyde & Co as a partner, accompanied by one associate. She will work alongside an established Indiana-based team that includes senior counsel Brittney Rykovich and three associates. Renee joins Clyde & Co from Lewis Brisbois where Renee was Managing Partner of the firm’s Highland and Indianapolis offices. She brings more than three decades of experience in defending insurers and corporates in complex personal injury and liability claims, with a strong track record of taking cases to verdict in both state and federal courts in Indiana and Illinois.

The Indiana office builds Clyde & Co’s growing presence in the US insurance market and responds to increasing client demand for high‑quality defense and trial capability in jurisdictions regarded as challenging for insurers. Indiana is a significant and growing insurance market, and the firm has seen a sustained increase in both coverage and defense instructions in the state.

The opening of the Indiana office also complements Clyde & Co’s existing trial and defense capability in the Midwest, including the Indianapolis team of four attorneys hired in 2024, and further advances the firm’s strategy of expanding its US trial and defense offering in support of national and international insurance clients.

Old Republic Announces Senior Management Changes at BITCO

Old Republic International announced a leadership transition at BITCO Insurance Companies, effective April 1, 2026. Meyer Lehman has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, and VinceLamb, BITCO’s current Chief Executive Officer, will become Executive Chairman.

BITCO is based in Davenport, Iowa.