In perhaps one of the largest halls in the Netherlands, ‘colourful moderator’ Emmelie Zipson welcomed all members present at the General Counsel NL Annual Conference 2021 on 8 July in RAI Amsterdam. This conference day was all about transformation, restructuring and environment, society and governance (ESG). For the first time in a long time, we met with a large group of General Counsel and had excellent personal discussions. Although at a distance of 1.5 metres, this really felt so good!