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The illusion of being covered: legal judgment when the answers aren’t clear yet

In fast-moving environments, the legal answer is rarely complete when the business needs it most.

In this new episode, we sit down with Othman Azzouzi, Head of Legal at Network International in Morocco, to discuss one of the most demanding realities of modern in-house legal leadership: making sound judgments under pressure, with incomplete information, in markets where the rules are shifting.

From the blind spots that leave leadership teams believing they are legally covered when they are not, to the delicate balance between enabling commercial speed and maintaining legal rigour, Othman brings a perspective shaped by cross-border complexity, regulated environments, and the kind of strategic pressure that tests the GC’s role far beyond legal interpretation.

The question is never just whether the business is covered.

It’s whether the right questions were asked before it mattered.

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