Pause And Reflect: 2021 In Review

If 2021 were a song, The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" may best capture a year full of promise often unfulfilled as the pandemic's impact continued to reverberate.

After a year of unprecedented change, upheaval and uncertainty in 2020, we had all hoped 2021 would mean the end of lockdowns and the return to some semblance of normalcy. Instead, we faced another year of pandemic-related challenges. But while we didn't always get what we wanted, we certainly did try hard and maybe we even got what we needed — as Mick Jagger urged in that classic song.

Settled into the rhythm of doing business remotely, we were able to help our clients take advantage of extraordinary market conditions and navigate the continued effects of the pandemic they faced — from evolving COVID protocols and their impact on employees to unprecedented supply chain issues and worsening court backlogs. We were able to put action behind 2020's pledges to address critical