As the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on for a second year, companies and their top lawyers had to continue to keep pace with a dizzying array of capricious mandates, policies and regulations. Nearly everything, it seemed, was in limbo, from plans to return to the office and vaccine mandates to the supply chain. All the while, in-house leaders were expected to keep their company leaders informed and their legal teams humming along, even if they were only connected on Zoom.