:root {
  --ink: #201a17;
  --espresso: #2b211c;
  --brown: #6f4a36;
  --copper: #a66f4f;
  --sand: #d7c4ae;
  --ivory: #f6f2eb;
  --paper: #fffcf7;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --muted: #6d655f;
  --line: rgba(43, 33, 28, 0.16);
  --max: 1240px;
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: Inter, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button, input, textarea, select { font: inherit; }
button { color: inherit; }
::selection { background: var(--sand); color: var(--ink); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--copper); outline-offset: 4px; }
.site-atmosphere { position: fixed; z-index: 1500; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .16; background: url("../images/patterns/light-paper.png"); mix-blend-mode: multiply; }
.scroll-progress { position: fixed; z-index: 1800; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 3px; background: var(--copper); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; pointer-events: none; }
.pointer-glow { position: fixed; z-index: 20; top: 0; left: 0; width: 420px; height: 420px; margin: -210px 0 0 -210px; border-radius: 50%; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(215,196,174,.15), transparent 68%); mix-blend-mode: screen; transition: opacity .3s; }
.page-curtain { position: fixed; z-index: 2200; inset: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--espresso); color: var(--ivory); transform: translateY(-100%); pointer-events: none; }
.page-curtain::before { content: "NW"; display: grid; width: 74px; height: 74px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid currentColor; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.35rem; }
.page-curtain.is-entering { animation: curtain-in .55s var(--ease) forwards; }
.page-curtain.is-leaving { animation: curtain-out .85s var(--ease) forwards; }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 12px; left: 12px;
  padding: 10px 16px; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(-160%); transition: transform .2s;
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }
.container { width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--max)); margin-inline: auto; }
.narrow { width: min(calc(100% - 40px), 820px); margin-inline: auto; }
.section { padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 144px) 0; }
.section--compact { padding: clamp(64px, 7vw, 96px) 0; }
.section--dark { background: var(--espresso); color: var(--ivory); }
.section--brown { background: var(--brown); color: var(--white); }
.section--ivory { background: var(--ivory); }
.eyebrow {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--brown); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.eyebrow::before { width: 28px; height: 2px; background: currentColor; content: ""; }
.section--dark .eyebrow, .section--brown .eyebrow, .page-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--sand); }
.display, h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 7.6vw, 7.4rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4.4vw, 4.7rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.1vw, 2rem); }
.lead { max-width: 760px; color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.7; }
.section--dark .lead, .section--brown .lead { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }
.section-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .7fr 1.3fr; gap: 56px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 64px; }
.section-heading > * { margin-bottom: 0; }
.rule { height: 1px; margin: 32px 0; background: var(--line); border: 0; }
.action-row { margin-top: 38px; }
.action-row--large { margin-top: 44px; }
.section--flush-top { padding-top: 0; }

.btn {
  display: inline-flex; min-height: 52px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 14px;
  padding: 14px 22px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: transparent;
  font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background .3s var(--ease), color .3s var(--ease), border-color .3s var(--ease), transform .3s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn--light { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); color: var(--white); }
.btn--light:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--espresso); }
.btn--fill { border-color: var(--brown); background: var(--brown); color: var(--white); }
.btn--fill:hover { border-color: var(--espresso); background: var(--espresso); }
.arrow { font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1; }

.site-header {
  position: fixed; z-index: 1000; inset: 0 0 auto; height: 92px; color: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); transition: height .3s var(--ease), background .3s, color .3s, border-color .3s;
}
.site-header.scrolled, .site-header--solid { height: 76px; background: rgba(255,252,247,.96); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--line); backdrop-filter: blur(14px); }
.site-header.scrolled .btn--light, .site-header--solid .btn--light { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.site-header.scrolled .btn--light:hover, .site-header--solid .btn--light:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
body.menu-open .site-header { background: transparent; color: var(--white); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); backdrop-filter: none; }
.header-inner { height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 36px; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.brand-mark {
  display: grid; width: 46px; height: 46px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid currentColor;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;
}
.brand-name { display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.brand-name small { margin-top: 3px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .49rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.desktop-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 38px); margin-left: auto; }
.desktop-nav a:not(.btn) { position: relative; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.desktop-nav a:not(.btn)::after { position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: -8px; left: 0; height: 1px; background: currentColor; content: ""; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right; transition: transform .3s var(--ease); }
.desktop-nav a:hover::after, .desktop-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.nav-toggle { display: none; width: 48px; height: 48px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid currentColor; background: transparent; cursor: pointer; }
.nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 20px; height: 1px; margin: 6px auto; background: currentColor; transition: transform .25s, opacity .25s; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:first-child { transform: translateY(3.5px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:last-child { transform: translateY(-3.5px) rotate(-45deg); }
.mobile-nav { display: none; }

.hero {
  position: relative; min-height: min(920px, 100svh); display: grid; align-items: end; overflow: hidden; color: var(--white); background: var(--espresso);
}
.hero::before {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(21,16,14,.92) 0%, rgba(21,16,14,.68) 48%, rgba(21,16,14,.16) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(21,16,14,.64), transparent 60%),
    url("../images/slides/slide01.webp") center 40% / cover; content: ""; transform: scale(1.08) translate3d(var(--hero-x, 0), var(--hero-y, 0), 0); transition: transform .2s linear; animation: hero-breathe 14s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.hero::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .08; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.7) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.7) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 80px 80px; content: ""; }
.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; padding-top: 180px; padding-bottom: clamp(64px, 8vw, 112px); }
.hero h1 { max-width: 980px; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.hero h1 em { color: var(--sand); font-style: italic; }
.kinetic-title { perspective: 1000px; }
.hero-line { display: block; overflow: hidden; padding: .03em 0 .09em; margin-bottom: -.1em; }
.hero-line > span { display: block; transform: translateY(115%) rotateX(-14deg); transform-origin: left bottom; animation: title-rise 1.15s var(--ease) forwards; }
.hero-line:nth-child(2) > span { animation-delay: .14s; }
.hero-copy { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 580px) auto; gap: 48px; align-items: end; }
.hero-copy p { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem); }
.hero-meta { display: flex; gap: 36px; align-items: center; }
.hero-meta span { font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.scroll-cue { position: absolute; right: 32px; bottom: 34px; z-index: 2; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; font-size: .65rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; transform: rotate(90deg) translateX(-100%); transform-origin: left; }
.scroll-cue::after { width: 52px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; content: ""; }
.scroll-cue::after { animation: cue-pulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite; transform-origin: left; }
.firm-seal { position: absolute; z-index: 3; right: clamp(90px, 10vw, 160px); bottom: 76px; width: 154px; height: 154px; display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--sand); }
.firm-seal svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; animation: seal-spin 24s linear infinite; }
.firm-seal text { fill: currentColor; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 8.3px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1.55px; }
.firm-seal > span { display: grid; width: 58px; height: 58px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(215,196,174,.58); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.2rem; }

.trust-strip { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ivory); }
.trust-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.trust-item { min-height: 142px; padding: 30px clamp(18px, 3vw, 42px); border-right: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.trust-item:first-child { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.trust-item strong { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 3rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; }
.trust-item span { margin-top: 10px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.trust-item strong { transition: color .3s, transform .45s var(--ease); }
.trust-item:hover strong { color: var(--brown); transform: translateX(8px); }
.credential-ticker { overflow: hidden; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--brown); color: var(--white); }
.credential-track { display: flex; width: max-content; align-items: center; gap: 34px; padding: 17px 0; animation: ticker 28s linear infinite; }
.credential-track span { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.05rem; font-style: italic; white-space: nowrap; }
.credential-track i { color: var(--sand); font-size: .52rem; font-style: normal; }
.credential-ticker:hover .credential-track { animation-play-state: paused; }

.intro-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.35fr; gap: clamp(56px, 9vw, 140px); }
.intro-grid .display { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5.2rem); }
.intro-copy p { font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem); }
.intro-copy p:not(:last-child) { margin-bottom: 24px; }

.practice-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.practice-card { min-height: 300px; padding: 38px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); transition: background .35s var(--ease); }
.practice-card:nth-child(3n+1) { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.practice-card { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.practice-card::after { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0; height: 4px; background: var(--sand); content: ""; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right; transition: transform .55s var(--ease); }
.practice-card:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.075); }
.practice-card:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.practice-card .number { display: block; margin-bottom: 56px; color: var(--sand); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.practice-card .number { transition: transform .55s var(--ease), opacity .55s; }
.practice-card:hover .number { transform: translateX(calc(100% - 25px)); opacity: .55; }
.practice-card h3 { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.practice-card p { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); font-size: .93rem; }
.practice-link { display: inline-flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center; margin-top: 28px; color: var(--sand); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.approach-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 130px); align-items: start; }
.approach-sticky { position: sticky; top: 130px; }
.principle-list { counter-reset: principles; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.section--dark .principle-list { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.section--dark .principle { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.section--dark .principle p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.section--dark .principle::before { color: var(--sand); }
.principle { position: relative; padding: 32px 0 32px 72px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); counter-increment: principles; }
.principle::before { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 36px; color: var(--brown); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; content: "0" counter(principles); }
.principle h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; }
.principle p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); }

.sector-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
.sector-list span { padding: 12px 16px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.24); color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .05em; }

.people-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px); }
.person-card { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #d7d2cd; }
.person-card img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 18%; filter: saturate(.78); transition: transform .8s var(--ease), filter .5s; }
.person-card:hover img { transform: scale(1.025); filter: saturate(1); }
.person-card__content { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 42px); color: var(--white); background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(24,18,15,.92)); }
.person-card::before { position: absolute; z-index: 2; inset: 18px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.0); content: ""; transition: inset .6s var(--ease), border-color .6s; pointer-events: none; }
.person-card:hover::before { inset: 28px; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.45); }
.person-card__content h3 { margin: 0 0 7px; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 3rem); }
.person-card__content p { margin: 0; color: var(--sand); font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.cta-band { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.cta-band::after { position: absolute; top: -80%; right: -10%; width: 520px; height: 520px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 50%; content: ""; box-shadow: 0 0 0 70px rgba(255,255,255,.025), 0 0 0 140px rgba(255,255,255,.025); }
.cta-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 40px; align-items: end; }
.cta-inner h2 { max-width: 800px; margin-bottom: 0; }

.page-hero { position: relative; min-height: 620px; display: grid; align-items: end; padding: 190px 0 80px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--espresso); color: var(--white); }
.page-hero--full { min-height: 100svh; }
.page-hero::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .08; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.7) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.7) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 80px 80px; content: ""; }
.page-hero::before { position: absolute; top: 0; right: -12%; width: min(56vw, 820px); height: 100%; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 50% 0 0 50%; content: ""; transform: rotate(-12deg); animation: page-orbit 14s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.page-hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr .7fr; gap: 70px; align-items: end; }
.page-hero h1 { max-width: 900px; margin: 0; font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 7rem); }
.page-hero__aside { max-width: 440px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }

.story-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .65fr 1.35fr; gap: clamp(60px, 10vw, 150px); }
.story-year { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 10rem); line-height: .8; color: var(--brown); }
.story-copy > p:first-child { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.8vw, 2.65rem); line-height: 1.35; }
.story-copy p { color: var(--muted); }
.story-copy > p:first-child { color: var(--ink); }

.vision-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.vision-card { min-height: 360px; padding: clamp(34px, 5vw, 68px); }
.vision-card + .vision-card { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.vision-card .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 60px; }
.vision-card p { max-width: 480px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: 1.1rem; }

.value-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.value-card { min-height: 285px; padding: 28px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.value-card span { color: var(--brown); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.value-card h3 { margin: 56px 0 14px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; }
.value-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .88rem; }

.profile { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, .85fr) 1.15fr; min-height: 720px; }
.profile + .profile { margin-top: 32px; }
.profile:nth-child(even) { grid-template-columns: 1.15fr minmax(320px, .85fr); }
.profile:nth-child(even) .profile-image { order: 2; }
.profile-image { min-height: 720px; overflow: hidden; background: #d7d2cd; }
.profile-image img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 15%; filter: saturate(.82); }
.profile-copy { padding: clamp(40px, 7vw, 90px); background: var(--ivory); }
.profile-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 4.2rem); }
.profile-role { display: block; margin-bottom: 30px; color: var(--brown); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.profile-copy > p { color: var(--muted); }
.profile-meta { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 30px; margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 34px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.profile-meta h3 { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.profile-meta ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
.profile-meta li + li { margin-top: 7px; }

.expertise-intro { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 130px); }
.expertise-intro h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.expertise-intro p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.expertise-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.expertise-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.expertise-item summary { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr auto; gap: 26px; align-items: center; min-height: 126px; padding: 22px 0; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; }
.expertise-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.expertise-number { color: var(--brown); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.expertise-item summary h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.7vw, 2.8rem); transition: color .25s; }
.expertise-item summary { transition: padding-left .45s var(--ease), background .35s; }
.expertise-item summary:hover { padding-left: 18px; background: rgba(111,74,54,.045); }
.expertise-toggle { position: relative; width: 42px; height: 42px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 50%; }
.expertise-toggle::before, .expertise-toggle::after { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; width: 14px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; content: ""; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); transition: transform .3s; }
.expertise-toggle::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg); }
.expertise-item[open] .expertise-toggle::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0); }
.expertise-item[open] summary h2, .expertise-item summary:hover h2 { color: var(--brown); }
.expertise-body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr 1fr; gap: 26px; padding: 0 0 52px; }
.expertise-body > p { grid-column: 2; color: var(--muted); }
.expertise-body > div { grid-column: 3; }
.expertise-body h3 { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.expertise-body ul { margin: 0 0 24px; padding-left: 18px; color: var(--muted); }
.benefit { padding: 18px 20px; border-left: 2px solid var(--copper); background: var(--ivory); font-size: .92rem; }

.contact-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(60px, 10vw, 150px); }
.contact-details { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.contact-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 25px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.contact-row span { color: var(--brown); font-size: .67rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.contact-row p, .contact-row address { margin: 0; font-style: normal; }
.contact-row p, .contact-row address, .contact-row a { min-width: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.contact-row a { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--sand); text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.form-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; }
.field--full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.field label { font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.field input, .field textarea, .field select { width: 100%; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0; padding: 13px 0; background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.field textarea { min-height: 120px; resize: vertical; }
.form-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; }
.form-status { min-height: 24px; margin: 12px 0; color: var(--brown); font-size: .88rem; }
.map-card { min-height: 390px; display: flex; align-items: end; margin-top: 64px; padding: 40px; background: linear-gradient(rgba(32,26,23,.22), rgba(32,26,23,.78)), url("../images/sections/contact.webp") center / cover; color: var(--white); }
.map-card h3 { max-width: 430px; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.5rem); }

.career-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.career-card { min-height: 260px; padding: 34px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.career-card span { color: var(--brown); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.career-card h3 { margin-top: 44px; }
.career-card p { color: var(--muted); }

.site-footer { background: #181311; color: var(--ivory); }
.footer-main { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .7fr .7fr; gap: 70px; padding: 90px 0 70px; }
.footer-brand .brand { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.footer-brand > p { max-width: 450px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); }
.footer-col h2 { margin-bottom: 26px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .67rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.footer-col a, .footer-col p { display: block; margin: 0 0 10px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.66); font-size: .9rem; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--white); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; padding: 24px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); font-size: .72rem; }

.reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@keyframes title-rise { to { transform: translateY(0) rotateX(0); } }
@keyframes hero-breathe { from { filter: contrast(1.02); } to { filter: contrast(1.12); } }
@keyframes cue-pulse { 0%,100% { transform: scaleX(.35); opacity: .45; } 50% { transform: scaleX(1); opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes seal-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes ticker { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@keyframes page-orbit { from { transform: rotate(-12deg) translateX(0); } to { transform: rotate(-8deg) translateX(-45px); } }
@keyframes curtain-in { from { transform: translateY(-100%); } to { transform: translateY(0); } }
@keyframes curtain-out { 0% { transform: translateY(0); } 100% { transform: translateY(100%); } }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .desktop-nav { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; }
  .mobile-nav { position: fixed; z-index: 999; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: 110px 28px 50px; background: var(--espresso); color: var(--white); opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-12px); transition: opacity .3s, visibility .3s, transform .3s; }
  .mobile-nav.open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
  .mobile-nav a { padding: 12px 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 8vw, 4rem); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
  .mobile-nav .mobile-contact { margin-top: 30px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; border: 0; }
  .hero-copy, .section-heading, .page-hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-copy { align-items: start; }
  .hero-meta { display: none; }
  .trust-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .trust-item:nth-child(3) { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .practice-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .practice-card:nth-child(3n+1) { border-left: 0; }
  .practice-card:nth-child(odd) { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
  .value-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .value-card:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 200px; }
  .profile, .profile:nth-child(even) { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .profile:nth-child(even) .profile-image { order: 0; }
  .profile-image { min-height: 620px; }
  .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .footer-brand { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .firm-seal { right: 32px; bottom: 58px; width: 126px; height: 126px; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .container, .narrow { width: min(calc(100% - 28px), var(--max)); }
  .site-header { height: 74px; }
  .brand-mark { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
  .brand-name { font-size: .9rem; }
  .hero { min-height: 800px; }
  .hero::before { background-position: 62% center; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 5.2rem); }
  .scroll-cue { display: none; }
  .firm-seal { display: none; }
  .trust-grid, .intro-grid, .practice-grid, .approach-grid, .people-grid, .story-grid, .vision-grid, .expertise-intro, .contact-layout, .career-grid, .cta-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .trust-item:nth-child(n) { min-height: 112px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .practice-card:nth-child(n) { min-height: auto; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
  .practice-card .number { margin-bottom: 34px; }
  .approach-sticky { position: static; }
  .vision-card + .vision-card { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-left: 0; }
  .value-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .value-card:last-child { grid-column: auto; }
  .people-grid { gap: 14px; }
  .person-card img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5.2; }
  .page-hero { min-height: 560px; padding-top: 150px; }
  .profile-image { min-height: 500px; }
  .profile-meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .expertise-item summary { grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr auto; gap: 12px; min-height: 102px; }
  .expertise-body { grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .expertise-body > p, .expertise-body > div { grid-column: 2; }
  .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .contact-row { grid-template-columns: 82px 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .field--full { grid-column: auto; }
  .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 42px; }
  .footer-brand { grid-column: auto; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .hero-line > span { transform: none; }
  .credential-track, .firm-seal svg, .page-hero::before, .hero::before, .scroll-cue::after { animation: none !important; }
}

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  body.pointer-active .pointer-glow { opacity: 1; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2026 art direction: decisive law, high-energy editorial systems
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@font-face {
  font-family: "DM Sans";
  src: url("../fonts/dm-sans-variable.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400 900;
  font-display: swap;
}

:root {
  --ink: #111310;
  --espresso: #111310;
  --brown: #7b3f2c;
  --copper: #7b3f2c;
  --sand: #dcff72;
  --ivory: #f4f1e8;
  --paper: #f8f6ef;
  --white: #fffef8;
  --muted: #676861;
  --line: rgba(17, 19, 16, .16);
  --signal: #7b3f2c;
  --signal-ink: #713723;
  --acid: #dcff72;
  --lilac: #c8b6ff;
  --sky: #a9d9ff;
  --display: "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  --max: 1320px;
}

body { background: var(--paper); font-family: var(--sans); }
.site-atmosphere { opacity: .055; mix-blend-mode: multiply; }
.pointer-glow { width: 520px; height: 520px; margin: -260px 0 0 -260px; background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(123,63,44,.2), transparent 68%); }
.scroll-progress { height: 4px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--signal), var(--acid)); }
.display, h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 720; letter-spacing: -.06em; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8.4rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.2vw, 5.8rem); }
h3 { letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.lead { font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem); }
.eyebrow { color: var(--signal-ink); letter-spacing: .16em; }
.eyebrow::before { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 2px 8px 2px 8px; background: currentColor; transform: rotate(12deg); }
.section--dark .eyebrow, .section--brown .eyebrow, .page-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--acid); }

.btn { min-height: 54px; padding: 14px 24px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .11em; }
.btn--signal { border-color: var(--signal); background: var(--signal); color: var(--white); }
.btn--signal:hover { border-color: var(--acid); background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); }
.btn--fill { border-color: var(--ink); background: var(--ink); }
.text-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .09em; }
.text-link span { display: grid; width: 38px; height: 38px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 50%; transition: transform .35s var(--ease), background .35s; }
.text-link:hover span { background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); transform: rotate(-35deg); }

.site-header { height: 86px; }
.site-header.scrolled, .site-header--solid { height: 72px; }
.brand-mark { width: 48px; height: 48px; border: 0; border-radius: 50% 50% 8% 50%; background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 850; transform: rotate(-6deg); }
.brand-mark + .brand-name { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 750; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.brand-name small { font-weight: 750; }
.desktop-nav a:not(.btn) { padding: 8px 0; font-weight: 750; }
.desktop-nav .btn { border-radius: 999px; }

.hero { min-height: 100svh; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 140px 0 80px; background: var(--ink); }
.hero::before { inset: -20% auto auto -12%; width: 600px; height: 600px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--signal); opacity: .94; transform: none; animation: hero-orb 12s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.hero::after { opacity: .12; background-image: radial-gradient(circle, var(--white) 1px, transparent 1.5px); background-size: 24px 24px; mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000, transparent 48%); }
.hero-stage { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.08fr .92fr; gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 90px); align-items: center; }
.hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 3; }
.hero-content .eyebrow { color: var(--acid); }
.hero h1 { max-width: 760px; margin: 20px 0 34px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(5rem, 9.2vw, 9.4rem); font-weight: 780; line-height: .83; letter-spacing: -.085em; }
.hero h1 em { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; color: var(--acid); letter-spacing: -.075em; }
.hero-statement { max-width: 570px; margin-bottom: 36px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.55vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.6; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; align-items: center; }
.hero-collage { position: relative; min-height: clamp(540px, 54vw, 700px); }
.hero-collage figure { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.hero-collage img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.hero-city { position: absolute; z-index: 2; top: 4%; right: 0; width: 84%; height: 68%; border-radius: 48% 48% 12px 48%; box-shadow: 0 34px 90px rgba(0,0,0,.35); transform: rotate(2.5deg); }
.hero-city img { animation: image-drift 14s var(--ease) infinite alternate; }
.hero-detail { position: absolute; z-index: 4; bottom: 4%; left: 2%; width: 45%; aspect-ratio: 1; border: 9px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 50%; transform: rotate(-7deg); }
.shape { position: absolute; display: block; }
.shape--coral { z-index: 1; top: -2%; left: 1%; width: 170px; height: 150px; border-radius: 70% 18% 60% 38%; background: var(--signal); transform: rotate(28deg); animation: float-shape 7s ease-in-out infinite; }
.shape--acid { z-index: 5; right: 3%; bottom: 15%; width: 116px; height: 116px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--acid); animation: float-shape 6s 1s ease-in-out infinite reverse; }
.dot-field { position: absolute; z-index: 1; right: -4%; bottom: 0; width: 180px; height: 180px; background-image: radial-gradient(var(--lilac) 3px, transparent 3px); background-size: 18px 18px; transform: rotate(8deg); }
.hero .firm-seal { right: 22%; bottom: 3%; width: 144px; height: 144px; color: var(--white); }
.hero .firm-seal > span { border-radius: 50%; background: var(--lilac); border-color: var(--lilac); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 850; }
.hero-index { position: absolute; z-index: 5; right: 30px; bottom: 26px; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: center; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 750; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; writing-mode: vertical-rl; }
.hero-index span:first-child { color: var(--acid); font-size: 1rem; }

.trust-strip { border: 0; background: var(--ink); }
.trust-grid { gap: 10px; padding: 10px 0; }
.trust-item { min-height: 164px; border: 0 !important; border-radius: 18px; color: var(--ink); transition: transform .4s var(--ease), border-radius .4s; }
.trust-item:hover { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-1deg); border-radius: 44px 18px 44px 18px; }
.trust-item:nth-child(1) { background: var(--signal); }
.trust-item:nth-child(2) { background: var(--acid); }
.trust-item:nth-child(3) { background: var(--lilac); }
.trust-item:nth-child(4) { background: var(--sky); }
.trust-item span { color: var(--ink); }
.trust-item:nth-child(1), .trust-item:nth-child(1) span { color: var(--white); }
.credential-ticker { border: 0; background: var(--ink); }
.credential-track { padding: 24px 0 28px; }
.credential-track span { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.credential-track i { color: var(--acid); }

.section { overflow: clip; }
.intro-grid { grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; }
.intro-grid .display { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 760; }
.intro-photo { position: relative; grid-column: 1 / -1; margin: 34px 0 0; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 16 / 7; border-radius: 140px 30px 140px 30px; background: var(--lilac); }
.intro-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 1s var(--ease); }
.intro-photo:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.intro-photo figcaption { position: absolute; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; max-width: 420px; padding: 18px 22px; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 650; }
.intro-photo figcaption span { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: .62rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .13em; }

.section--dark { background: var(--ink); }
.practice-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr); gap: 12px; border: 0; }
.practice-card { min-height: 330px; border: 0 !important; border-radius: 28px; color: var(--ink); }
.practice-card:nth-child(1) { grid-column: span 5; background: var(--signal); }
.practice-card:nth-child(2) { grid-column: span 7; background: var(--acid); }
.practice-card:nth-child(3) { grid-column: span 4; background: var(--white); }
.practice-card:nth-child(4) { grid-column: span 4; background: var(--lilac); }
.practice-card:nth-child(5) { grid-column: span 4; background: var(--sky); }
.practice-card:nth-child(6) { grid-column: span 12; min-height: 240px; background: var(--signal); }
.practice-card::after { background: var(--ink); }
.practice-card .number, .practice-card p, .practice-link { color: #282b25; }
.practice-card:nth-child(1), .practice-card:nth-child(6),
.practice-card:nth-child(1) .number, .practice-card:nth-child(1) p, .practice-card:nth-child(1) .practice-link,
.practice-card:nth-child(6) .number, .practice-card:nth-child(6) p, .practice-card:nth-child(6) .practice-link { color: var(--white); }
.practice-card h3 { max-width: 560px; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 3rem); }
.practice-link { min-height: 30px; align-items: center; }
.practice-card:hover { background: inherit; transform: translateY(-5px); }
.practice-card:hover .number { transform: translateX(16px); }

.section--ivory { background: var(--paper); }
.approach-grid { align-items: stretch; }
.approach-sticky { top: 110px; padding: 44px; border-radius: 32px; background: var(--lilac); }
.approach-sticky .eyebrow { color: var(--ink); }
.approach-sticky .lead { color: #34362f; }
.principle-list { border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.principle { padding-top: 38px; padding-bottom: 38px; }
.principle::before { display: grid; width: 38px; height: 38px; place-items: center; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--signal); color: var(--white); }

.section--brown { background: var(--signal); color: var(--white); }
.section--brown .eyebrow { color: var(--acid); }
.section--brown .lead { color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); }
.sector-list span { border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.72); border-radius: 999px; color: var(--white); font-weight: 650; transition: background .3s, color .3s, transform .3s; }
.sector-list span:hover { background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); transform: rotate(-2deg); }

.people-grid { gap: 18px; }
.person-card { border-radius: 34px; background: var(--lilac); }
.person-card:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 70px; background: var(--acid); }
.person-card img { mix-blend-mode: multiply; filter: saturate(.68) contrast(1.05); }
.person-card__content { background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(17,19,16,.9)); }

.cta-band { background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); }
.cta-band .eyebrow { color: var(--ink); }
.cta-band::after { border-color: rgba(17,19,16,.18); box-shadow: 0 0 0 70px rgba(17,19,16,.03), 0 0 0 140px rgba(17,19,16,.03); }
.cta-band .btn--light { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.cta-band .btn--light:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }

.page-hero { min-height: 680px; background: var(--ink); }
.page-hero::before { right: -7%; width: min(60vw, 860px); height: 130%; border: 0; border-radius: 48% 0 0 48%; background: var(--signal); opacity: .95; transform: rotate(-12deg); }
.page-hero::after { opacity: .1; background-image: radial-gradient(var(--white) 1px, transparent 1.5px); background-size: 22px 22px; mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000, transparent 66%); }
.page-hero h1 { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 980px; font-weight: 780; line-height: .9; }
.page-hero__aside { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding: 24px; border-radius: 22px; background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); }

.story-year { color: var(--signal-ink); font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 820; }
.story-copy > p:first-child { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.vision-grid { gap: 12px; border: 0; }
.vision-card { border: 0 !important; border-radius: 30px; color: var(--ink); }
.vision-card:first-child { background: var(--acid); }
.vision-card:last-child { background: var(--lilac); }
.vision-card .eyebrow { color: var(--ink); }
.vision-card p { color: rgba(17,19,16,.7); }
.value-grid { gap: 10px; border: 0; }
.value-card { border: 0; border-radius: 22px; background: var(--white); }
.value-card:nth-child(2) { background: var(--acid); }
.value-card:nth-child(4) { background: var(--lilac); }
.value-card h3 { font-family: var(--display); }
.value-card span { color: var(--signal-ink); }
.value-card p { color: #34362f; }

.profile { gap: 12px; background: var(--paper); scroll-margin-top: 100px; }
.profile-image, .profile-copy { border-radius: 30px; }
.profile-image { background: var(--lilac); }
.profile:nth-child(even) .profile-image { background: var(--acid); }
.profile-image img { mix-blend-mode: multiply; filter: saturate(.7) contrast(1.05); }
.profile-copy { background: var(--white); }
.profile-copy h2 { font-weight: 760; }
.profile-role { color: var(--signal-ink); }

.expertise-list { border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.expertise-item summary { min-height: 138px; }
.expertise-item summary h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; }
.expertise-item summary:hover { padding-left: 24px; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--acid); }
.expertise-item summary:hover h2 { color: var(--ink); }
.expertise-item[open] summary h2 { color: var(--signal-ink); }
.expertise-number { color: var(--signal-ink); }
.expertise-toggle { border-color: var(--signal); background: var(--signal); color: var(--white); }
.benefit { border: 0; border-radius: 16px; background: var(--lilac); }

.contact-layout > div:first-child { padding: 38px; border-radius: 30px; background: var(--acid); }
.contact-layout > div:last-child { padding: 38px; border-radius: 30px; background: var(--white); }
.contact-row { border-color: rgba(17,19,16,.2); }
.contact-row span { color: var(--ink); }
.contact-row a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 28px; align-items: center; }
.field--trap { position: absolute !important; left: -10000px !important; width: 1px !important; height: 1px !important; overflow: hidden !important; }
.form-status:not(:empty) { margin: 20px 0; padding: 14px 16px; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); font-weight: 650; }
.form-status.is-error { background: #f4d0c5; color: #652716; }
.form-status.is-success { background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); }
.form-status + .btn[disabled] { cursor: wait; opacity: .62; }
.map-card { border-radius: 36px; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(17,19,16,.1), rgba(17,19,16,.72)), url("../images/editorial/nairobi-panorama.webp"); }
.career-card { border: 0; border-radius: 26px; }
.career-card:nth-child(1) { background: var(--signal); }
.career-card:nth-child(2) { background: var(--acid); }
.career-card:nth-child(3) { background: var(--lilac); }
.career-card p, .career-card span { color: var(--ink); }
.career-card:nth-child(1), .career-card:nth-child(1) p, .career-card:nth-child(1) span { color: var(--white); }

.fee-section { background: var(--paper); }
.fee-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 12px; }
.fee-card { min-height: 320px; padding: clamp(28px, 3vw, 46px); border-radius: 28px; background: var(--white); }
.fee-card:first-child { background: var(--signal); color: var(--white); }
.fee-card:nth-child(2) { background: var(--acid); }
.fee-card:nth-child(3) { background: var(--lilac); }
.fee-card > span { display: block; margin-bottom: 70px; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.fee-card h3 { max-width: 280px; }
.fee-card p { max-width: 380px; margin-bottom: 0; color: #34362f; }
.fee-card:first-child p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); }
.fee-note { max-width: 760px; margin: 24px 0 0 auto; color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; }

.site-footer { background: var(--ink); }
.site-footer .brand-mark { background: var(--signal); }

/* Use the firm's original stacked wordmark at a size its source resolution can
   render cleanly. The adjacent full name remains available to assistive tech. */
.brand-mark,
.site-footer .brand-mark {
  display: block;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 80px;
  height: 62px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background-color: transparent;
  background-image: url("../images/icons/navbar-logo.png");
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: contain;
  color: transparent;
  font-size: 0;
  transform: none;
  transition: filter .3s var(--ease), transform .3s var(--ease);
}
.brand:hover .brand-mark { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.brand-name {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}
.site-header.scrolled .brand-mark,
.site-header--solid .brand-mark { filter: invert(1); }
body.menu-open .site-header .brand-mark { filter: none; }
.site-footer .brand-mark { width: 116px; height: 90px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .brand-mark,
  .site-footer .brand-mark { width: 68px; height: 53px; }
  .fee-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .fee-card { min-height: 0; }
  .fee-card > span { margin-bottom: 42px; }
}

@keyframes hero-orb { from { transform: translate(-4%, -4%) scale(.9); } to { transform: translate(8%, 7%) scale(1.08); } }
@keyframes image-drift { from { transform: scale(1.02); } to { transform: scale(1.09) translate(-1.5%, 1%); } }
@keyframes float-shape { 0%,100% { transform: translateY(0) rotate(28deg); } 50% { transform: translateY(-18px) rotate(38deg); } }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero { padding-top: 130px; }
  .hero-stage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-content { max-width: 780px; }
  .hero-collage { min-height: 570px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(5.6rem, 15vw, 8rem); }
  .hero .firm-seal { display: grid; }
  .practice-card:nth-child(n) { grid-column: span 6; }
  .practice-card:nth-child(6) { grid-column: span 12; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .site-header { height: 74px; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding: 124px 0 34px; }
  .hero::before { width: 380px; height: 380px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(4.2rem, 20vw, 6.2rem); }
  .hero-statement { font-size: 1rem; }
  .hero-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .hero-collage { min-height: 440px; margin-top: 12px; }
  .hero-city { width: 90%; height: 65%; }
  .hero-detail { width: 48%; }
  .shape--coral { width: 110px; height: 100px; }
  .shape--acid { width: 82px; height: 82px; }
  .dot-field { width: 120px; height: 120px; }
  .hero .firm-seal { right: 4%; bottom: 1%; width: 110px; height: 110px; }
  .hero-index { display: none; }
  .trust-grid { gap: 7px; padding-inline: 0; }
  .trust-item:nth-child(n) { min-height: 128px; border: 0; }
  .intro-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intro-photo { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; border-radius: 70px 20px 70px 20px; }
  .intro-photo figcaption { right: 12px; bottom: 12px; left: 12px; }
  .practice-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .practice-card:nth-child(n) { grid-column: auto; min-height: 280px; }
  .practice-card:nth-child(6) { min-height: 280px; }
  .approach-sticky { padding: 28px; }
  .person-card:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 0; }
  .page-hero { min-height: 600px; }
  .page-hero::before { right: -35%; width: 100vw; opacity: .52; }
  .contact-layout > div { padding: 26px !important; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero::before, .hero-city img, .shape { animation: none !important; }
}

/* Hero presence pass — one cinematic composition rather than two columns. */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: max(780px, 100svh);
  padding: 126px 0 84px;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.hero::before {
  top: -30%;
  left: -18%;
  width: min(64vw, 920px);
  height: min(64vw, 920px);
  opacity: .88;
}
.hero-stage {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .94fr) minmax(470px, 1.06fr);
  gap: 0;
  min-height: calc(100svh - 210px);
}
.hero-content {
  z-index: 6;
  width: 118%;
  padding: clamp(20px, 4vh, 48px) 0 20px;
}
.hero h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 18px 0 30px;
  font-size: clamp(6.4rem, 10.3vw, 10.8rem);
  line-height: .79;
  text-wrap: balance;
  text-shadow: 0 10px 38px rgba(17,19,16,.3);
}
.hero-statement { max-width: 520px; }
.hero-line > span { animation-duration: .9s; }
.hero-collage {
  z-index: 2;
  min-height: min(73vh, 740px);
  margin-left: -9%;
}
.hero-city {
  top: 0;
  right: -2%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 88%;
  border-radius: 52% 52% 28px 52%;
  transform: rotate(1.5deg);
  animation: hero-image-reveal .85s var(--ease) both;
}
.hero-city::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17,19,16,.38), transparent 28%);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-detail { bottom: -1%; left: -3%; width: 36%; border-width: 7px; }
.shape--coral { top: -4%; left: -2%; width: 196px; height: 172px; }
.shape--acid { right: -1%; bottom: 12%; }
.dot-field { right: -6%; bottom: -4%; }
.hero .firm-seal { right: 17%; bottom: -2%; }
.hero-authority {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, max-content);
  gap: clamp(22px, 3vw, 44px);
  width: fit-content;
  margin-top: clamp(36px, 5vh, 58px);
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
  font-size: .61rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero-authority span { display: grid; gap: 3px; }
.hero-authority strong { color: var(--white); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.hero-scroll {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 8;
  right: max(28px, calc((100vw - var(--max)) / 2));
  bottom: 26px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero-scroll i { position: relative; display: block; width: 56px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; background: rgba(255,255,255,.28); }
.hero-scroll i::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--acid); content: ""; transform: translateX(-100%); animation: scroll-pulse 2.2s ease-in-out infinite; }

@keyframes hero-image-reveal {
  from { clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0 round 52% 52% 28px 52%); transform: translateY(40px) rotate(1.5deg); }
  to { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0 round 52% 52% 28px 52%); transform: translateY(0) rotate(1.5deg); }
}
@keyframes scroll-pulse { 0%, 15% { transform: translateX(-100%); } 55%, 100% { transform: translateX(100%); } }

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-stage { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(400px, .85fr); }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(6rem, 11vw, 8.6rem); }
  .hero-content { width: 112%; }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero { padding-top: 124px; }
  .hero-stage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .hero-content { width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .hero h1 { max-width: 820px; font-size: clamp(5.6rem, 15vw, 8rem); }
  .hero-collage { min-height: 610px; margin: 20px 0 0; }
  .hero-city { right: 0; width: 88%; height: 82%; }
  .hero-scroll { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding: 116px 0 32px; }
  .hero::before { top: -10%; left: -45%; width: 430px; height: 430px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(4.35rem, 20.5vw, 6.3rem); line-height: .82; text-shadow: none; }
  .hero-actions { gap: 22px; }
  .hero-authority { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 12px; width: 100%; margin-top: 38px; }
  .hero-authority strong { font-size: .66rem; }
  .hero-collage { min-height: 470px; margin-top: 28px; }
  .hero-city { width: 94%; height: 70%; border-radius: 48% 48% 18px 48%; }
  .hero-detail { left: 1%; width: 45%; }
  .shape--coral { width: 118px; height: 104px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-city, .hero-scroll i::after { animation: none !important; }
}

/* Mobile leadership cards: consistent scale and compact rhythm. */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .people-grid { gap: 18px; }
  .person-card {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.75;
    border-radius: 24px;
    background: var(--ink);
  }
  .person-card img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    object-position: center 12%;
    mix-blend-mode: normal;
    filter: saturate(.9) contrast(1.02);
  }
  .person-card:nth-child(2) img { object-position: center 10%; }
  .person-card__content { padding: 72px 24px 24px; }
  .person-card__content h3 { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 9vw, 2.4rem); }

  .profile,
  .profile:nth-child(even) {
    min-height: 0;
    gap: 0;
    border-radius: 26px;
    background: transparent;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .profile + .profile { margin-top: 28px; }
  .profile-image,
  .profile:nth-child(even) .profile-image {
    min-height: 0;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.8;
    border-radius: 26px 26px 0 0;
    background: #e7e3da;
  }
  .profile-image img {
    object-position: center 10%;
    mix-blend-mode: normal;
    filter: saturate(.9) contrast(1.02);
  }
  #beauttah-siganga .profile-image img { object-position: center 8%; }
  .profile-copy {
    padding: 32px 24px 36px;
    border-radius: 0 0 26px 26px;
  }
  .profile-role { margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .profile-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 12vw, 3.25rem); }
  .profile-meta { margin-top: 28px; padding-top: 26px; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2026 refinement: quieter legal palette and content-led components
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  --ink: #17201e;
  --espresso: #17201e;
  --brown: #673c3a;
  --copper: #8a6b3f;
  --sand: #c8b99a;
  --ivory: #f0ede5;
  --paper: #f8f6f1;
  --white: #fffdfa;
  --muted: #636863;
  --line: rgba(23, 32, 30, .16);
  --signal: #673c3a;
  --signal-ink: #603735;
  --acid: #d9d0bd;
  --lilac: #cbc9c1;
  --sky: #b9c8c4;
}

.scroll-progress { height: 3px; background: var(--copper); }
.hero::before { background: var(--signal); opacity: .48; }
.hero::after { opacity: .055; }
.hero-line > span { transform: translateY(18%); animation: title-settle .72s var(--ease) forwards; }
.hero-line:nth-child(2) > span { animation-delay: .08s; }
.shape--coral { background: #70423f; opacity: .72; }
.shape--acid { background: #b7a782; opacity: .9; }
.dot-field { opacity: .5; }
.hero h1 em,
.hero-content .eyebrow,
.section--dark .eyebrow,
.section--brown .eyebrow,
.page-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--sand); }
.hero .firm-seal > span { background: var(--sand); border-color: var(--sand); }
.hero-scroll i::after { background: var(--sand); }

.trust-grid { gap: 1px; padding: 1px 0; background: rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.trust-item { border-radius: 0; background: #ece7dc !important; }
.trust-item:nth-child(1) { background: var(--signal) !important; }
.trust-item:nth-child(3) { background: #d7d5ce !important; }
.trust-item:nth-child(4) { background: #c6d0cc !important; }
.trust-item:hover { border-radius: 0; transform: translateY(-4px); }
.credential-track i { color: var(--sand); }

.practice-grid { gap: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.practice-card { border-radius: 0; }
.practice-card:nth-child(1),
.practice-card:nth-child(6) { background: var(--signal); }
.practice-card:nth-child(2) { background: #d9d0bd; }
.practice-card:nth-child(4) { background: #cfcdc6; }
.practice-card:nth-child(5) { background: #becbc7; }
.practice-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.approach-sticky { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; background: #dedbd3; }
.sector-list span:hover { background: var(--sand); transform: none; }
.person-card,
.person-card:nth-child(2),
.profile-image,
.profile:nth-child(even) .profile-image { background: #d4d2cb; }
.person-card { border-radius: 8px; }
.person-card:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 32px; }
.person-card img,
.profile-image img { mix-blend-mode: normal; filter: saturate(.56) contrast(1.04); }

.cta-band { background: #d8cfbc; }
.section--brown.cta-band .eyebrow { color: var(--ink); }
.page-hero { min-height: 610px; }
.page-hero::before {
  right: -10%;
  width: min(52vw, 760px);
  border-radius: 50% 0 0 50%;
  background: #533231;
  opacity: .58;
}
.page-hero__aside { border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); border-radius: 6px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); }
.vision-grid { gap: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.vision-card { border-radius: 0; }
.vision-card:first-child { background: #d9d0bd; }
.vision-card:last-child { background: #cfcdc6; }
.section--dark .vision-card .eyebrow { color: var(--ink); }
.value-grid { gap: 1px; background: var(--line); }
.value-card,
.value-card:nth-child(2),
.value-card:nth-child(4) { border-radius: 0; background: var(--white); }
.profile { gap: 1px; background: var(--line); }
.profile-image,
.profile-copy { border-radius: 0; }
.expertise-item summary:hover { border-radius: 0; background: #ebe7de; }
.benefit { border-left: 2px solid var(--copper); border-radius: 0; background: #ebe7de; }
.contact-layout { gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 70px); }
.contact-layout > div:first-child { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; background: #e6e0d3; }
.contact-layout > div:last-child { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; }
.map-card { border-radius: 8px; }
.career-grid { gap: 1px; background: var(--line); }
.career-card,
.career-card:nth-child(1),
.career-card:nth-child(2),
.career-card:nth-child(3) { border-radius: 0; background: var(--white); color: var(--ink); }
.career-card:nth-child(1) { background: var(--signal); color: var(--white); }
.career-card:nth-child(2) { background: #e3ddcf; }
.career-card:nth-child(3) { background: #d4d5d0; }
.fee-grid { gap: 1px; background: var(--line); }
.fee-card,
.fee-card:first-child,
.fee-card:nth-child(2),
.fee-card:nth-child(3) { border-radius: 0; }
.fee-card:first-child { background: var(--signal); }
.fee-card:nth-child(2) { background: #e3ddcf; }
.fee-card:nth-child(3) { background: #d4d5d0; }
.site-footer { background: #111816; }

/* Quiet editorial signatures
   The original stacked wordmark is used as a very low-contrast corner imprint.
   Placement changes between pages so the mark feels composed, not templated. */
.section--brand-mark {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.section--brand-mark::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  width: clamp(230px, 27vw, 430px);
  aspect-ratio: 1.12;
  background: url("../images/icons/navbar-logo.png") center / contain no-repeat;
  content: "";
  opacity: .035;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(.18);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.section--brand-mark > .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.section--dark.section--brand-mark::after,
.section--brown.section--brand-mark::after {
  opacity: .042;
  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(2.4);
}
.brand-mark--br::after { right: clamp(-92px, -5vw, -36px); bottom: -38px; transform: rotate(-7deg); }
.brand-mark--bl::after { left: clamp(-92px, -5vw, -36px); bottom: -38px; transform: rotate(7deg); }
.brand-mark--tr::after { top: -30px; right: clamp(-92px, -5vw, -36px); transform: rotate(7deg); }
.brand-mark--tl::after { top: -30px; left: clamp(-92px, -5vw, -36px); transform: rotate(-7deg); }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .section--brand-mark::after {
    width: 240px;
    opacity: .028;
  }
  .section--dark.section--brand-mark::after,
  .section--brown.section--brand-mark::after { opacity: .032; }
}

.content-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .72fr 1.28fr;
  gap: clamp(42px, 8vw, 120px);
  align-items: start;
}
.content-intro h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.content-intro__copy { max-width: 720px; }
.content-intro__copy p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.08rem; }

.insight-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--line);
}
.insight-card {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: span 4;
  min-height: 390px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(28px, 3vw, 44px);
  background: var(--white);
  transition: background .35s var(--ease), transform .35s var(--ease);
}
.insight-card:first-child { grid-column: span 7; background: #e5ded0; }
.insight-card:nth-child(2) { grid-column: span 5; background: #d6dcda; }
.insight-card:hover { z-index: 2; background: var(--paper); transform: translateY(-4px); }
.insight-card__meta { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 56px; color: var(--signal-ink); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.insight-card h2,
.insight-card h3 { max-width: 620px; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 3.25rem); }
.insight-card p { max-width: 620px; color: #4f5550; }
.insight-card .text-link { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 28px; }
.source-note { margin-top: 28px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; }

.policy-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 260px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 120px); align-items: start; }
.policy-nav { position: sticky; top: 112px; padding: 26px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ivory); }
.policy-nav strong { display: block; margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.policy-nav a { display: block; padding: 10px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); font-size: .86rem; }
.policy-nav a:hover { color: var(--signal-ink); }
.policy-stack { min-width: 0; }
.policy-section { scroll-margin-top: 100px; padding: 0 0 64px; }
.policy-section + .policy-section { padding-top: 64px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.policy-section h2 { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 4.4rem); }
.policy-section h3 { margin-top: 34px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0; }
.policy-section p,
.policy-section li { color: var(--muted); }
.policy-section ul { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.policy-section li + li { margin-top: 7px; }
.policy-meta { margin-bottom: 26px; color: var(--signal-ink); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.notice-box { margin-top: 32px; padding: 24px; border-left: 3px solid var(--copper); background: var(--ivory); }
.notice-box p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.home-insights { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.home-insights__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .75fr 1.25fr; gap: clamp(44px, 8vw, 110px); }
.home-insights__list { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.home-insight {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 104px 1fr auto;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 130px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: padding .35s var(--ease), background .35s;
}
.home-insight:hover { padding-inline: 18px; background: var(--ivory); }
.home-insight span { color: var(--signal-ink); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.home-insight h3 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 2rem); }
.home-insight i { font-style: normal; }

@keyframes title-settle {
  from { opacity: .25; transform: translateY(18%); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .content-intro,
  .policy-layout,
  .home-insights__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .policy-nav { position: static; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0 18px; }
  .policy-nav strong { width: 100%; }
  .policy-nav a { flex: 1 1 180px; }
  .insight-card,
  .insight-card:first-child,
  .insight-card:nth-child(2) { grid-column: span 6; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .page-hero { min-height: 560px; }
  .person-card:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 0; }
  .insight-card,
  .insight-card:first-child,
  .insight-card:nth-child(2) { grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 340px; }
  .home-insight { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; padding: 24px 0; }
  .home-insight span { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

/* Client-supplied photography: used sparingly as evidence of place, people and practice. */
.hero-city { animation: none; clip-path: none; }
.hero-city img { object-position: center 46%; animation: none; }
.hero-detail img { object-position: center 44%; }
.intro-photo--practice img { object-position: center 34%; }

.firm-proof { overflow: hidden; padding: 1px; background: var(--line); }
.firm-proof__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.45fr .8fr .6fr;
  min-height: min(62vw, 760px);
  gap: 1px;
}
.firm-proof__item { position: relative; min-width: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; background: var(--ink); }
.firm-proof__item img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; filter: saturate(.62) contrast(1.05); transition: transform .85s var(--ease), filter .55s; }
.firm-proof__item--wide img { object-position: center 40%; }
.firm-proof__item:nth-child(2) img { object-position: center; }
.firm-proof__item:nth-child(3) img { object-position: center 28%; }
.firm-proof__item:hover img { transform: scale(1.025); filter: saturate(.9) contrast(1.02); }
.firm-proof__item::after { position: absolute; inset: 35% 0 0; background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(17,24,22,.93)); content: ""; pointer-events: none; }
.firm-proof__item figcaption { position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: clamp(22px, 3vw, 44px); bottom: clamp(22px, 3vw, 44px); left: clamp(22px, 3vw, 44px); max-width: 440px; color: var(--white); font-size: clamp(.88rem, 1.2vw, 1.05rem); line-height: 1.45; }
.firm-proof__item figcaption span { display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; color: var(--sand); font-size: .65rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.office-locator { position: relative; margin: 34px 0 0; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; background: var(--ink); }
.office-locator img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; filter: saturate(.64) contrast(1.05); }
.office-locator::after { position: absolute; inset: 35% 0 0; background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(17,24,22,.92)); content: ""; }
.office-locator figcaption { position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: 22px; bottom: 22px; left: 22px; color: var(--white); }
.office-locator figcaption span { display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; color: var(--sand); font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.office-locator figcaption strong, .office-locator figcaption small { display: block; }
.office-locator figcaption strong { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.8rem); }
.office-locator figcaption small { margin-top: 5px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: .78rem; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .firm-proof__grid { grid-template-columns: 1.3fr .7fr; min-height: 900px; }
  .firm-proof__item--wide { grid-row: span 2; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .intro-photo--practice img { object-position: 58% center; }
  .firm-proof__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .firm-proof__item { min-height: 360px; }
  .firm-proof__item--wide { grid-row: auto; min-height: 460px; }
  .firm-proof__item:nth-child(3) { min-height: 430px; }
  .office-locator { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
}

/* August 2026 client-approved identity and leadership revisions. */
.site-header .brand,
.site-footer .brand {
  position: relative;
  width: 222px;
  height: 64px;
  gap: 0;
  background: url("../images/icons/navbar-logo-light.png") center / contain no-repeat;
}
.site-header.scrolled .brand,
.site-header--solid .brand {
  background-image: url("../images/icons/navbar-logo.png");
}
body.menu-open .site-header .brand { background-image: url("../images/icons/navbar-logo-light.png"); }
.site-header .brand-mark,
.site-header .brand-name,
.site-footer .brand-mark,
.site-footer .brand-name {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  height: 1px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: -1px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
  white-space: nowrap !important;
  border: 0 !important;
}
.site-footer .brand { width: 252px; height: 82px; }

.profile-meta--three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.profile-meta em { font-family: var(--serif); }
.profile--text-only,
.profile:nth-child(even).profile--text-only {
  display: block;
  min-height: 0;
  margin-top: clamp(42px, 7vw, 88px);
  border-radius: 30px;
  background: var(--white);
}
.profile--text-only .profile-copy { padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 78px); }
.profile-introduction { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px); }
.profile-introduction p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.04rem; }
.profile--principal,
.profile:nth-child(even).profile--principal { margin-top: 0; border-top: 5px solid var(--signal); }
.profile-principal-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 84px); align-items: end; padding-bottom: 38px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.profile-principal-heading .profile-role { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.profile-principal-heading h2 { margin: 0; }
.profile-tenure { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto minmax(120px, 150px); gap: 16px; align-items: end; color: var(--signal-ink); }
.profile-tenure strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: .68; letter-spacing: -.08em; }
.profile-tenure span { padding-bottom: 2px; font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.45; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.profile--principal .profile-introduction { margin-top: 42px; }
.consulting-practices { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; margin-top: 44px; background: var(--line); }
.consulting-practices article { min-height: 245px; padding: 30px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.consulting-practices article:nth-child(2) { background: var(--signal); }
.consulting-practices article:nth-child(3) { background: #31433f; }
.consulting-practices span { display: block; margin-bottom: 42px; color: var(--sand); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.consulting-practices h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2rem); }
.consulting-practices p { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); font-size: .9rem; }
.siganga-details { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .78fr 1.22fr; gap: clamp(34px, 6vw, 78px); margin-top: 52px; padding-top: 44px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.siganga-details h3 { margin: 0 0 16px; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.siganga-details h3:not(:first-child) { margin-top: 34px; }
.siganga-details p,
.siganga-details ul { color: var(--muted); font-size: .91rem; }
.siganga-details ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.1rem; }
.siganga-details li + li { margin-top: 8px; }

.person-card--consultant { min-height: 640px; background: var(--ink) !important; color: var(--white); }
.person-card--consultant::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(circle at 82% 12%, rgba(0,83,35,.88), transparent 35%), linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.045), transparent 52%); content: ""; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__content { z-index: 1; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; background: none; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__role { margin-bottom: auto; color: var(--sand); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__content h3 { max-width: 520px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.6rem); line-height: .91; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__content p { max-width: 540px; margin-top: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); font-size: .84rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__content i { position: absolute; right: 38px; top: 38px; display: grid; width: 48px; height: 48px; place-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.45); border-radius: 50%; font-style: normal; }

/* Image-free leadership hierarchy: typographic authority without portrait gaps. */
.people-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(18px, 2.5vw, 30px); align-items: stretch; }
.person-card--principal { min-height: 560px; border-top: 5px solid var(--sand); background: var(--signal) !important; color: var(--white); box-shadow: 0 22px 54px rgba(60,31,29,.14); }
.person-card--principal::before { inset: 18px; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.person-card--principal::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(circle at 84% 12%, rgba(223,198,166,.28), transparent 31%), linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255,255,255,.07), transparent 48%), repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0, transparent calc(25% - 1px), rgba(255,255,255,.055) 25%); content: ""; }
.person-card--principal .person-card__content { position: relative; z-index: 1; inset: auto; display: flex; min-height: 560px; flex-direction: column; padding: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 48px); background: none; }
.principal-topline { display: flex; gap: 24px; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
.person-card--principal .person-card__role { color: var(--sand); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.principal-topline i { display: grid; width: 46px; height: 46px; flex: 0 0 auto; place-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5); border-radius: 50%; font-style: normal; }
.principal-monogram { display: block; margin: clamp(54px, 7vw, 84px) 0 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.1); font-size: clamp(4.6rem, 7vw, 7.2rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: .7; letter-spacing: -.09em; }
.principal-detail { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, .72fr) minmax(220px, 1fr); gap: 30px; align-items: end; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22); }
.principal-tenure { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto minmax(90px, 118px); gap: 14px; align-items: end; color: var(--sand); }
.principal-tenure strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(4.7rem, 7vw, 6.4rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: .62; letter-spacing: -.09em; }
.principal-tenure small { padding-bottom: 4px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.person-card--principal .person-card__content h3 { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 0 30px; font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 5vw, 5.25rem); line-height: .9; }
.principal-focus { display: grid; gap: 9px; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.principal-focus li { color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.people-grid .person-card--consultant { min-height: 560px; margin: 0; border-top: 5px solid var(--sand); background: var(--ink) !important; }
.person-card--consultant::before { inset: 18px; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.person-card--consultant::after { background: radial-gradient(circle at 88% 10%, rgba(0,83,35,.62), transparent 34%), linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.04), transparent 58%); }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__content { position: relative; inset: auto; min-height: 560px; padding: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 48px); justify-content: flex-start; }
.consultant-topline { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: flex; gap: 24px; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__role { margin: 0; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__content i { position: static; flex: 0 0 auto; width: 40px; height: 40px; }
.consultant-monogram { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: block; margin: clamp(54px, 7vw, 84px) 0 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.08); font-size: clamp(4.6rem, 7vw, 7.2rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: .7; letter-spacing: -.08em; }
.person-card--consultant .person-card__content h3 { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 0 auto; font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.2vw, 4.6rem); line-height: .92; }
.consultant-focus { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: grid; gap: 10px; margin: 0; padding: 18px 0 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22); list-style: none; }
.consultant-focus li { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.45; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.profile--consultant-secondary { border-top: 5px solid var(--sand); }
.profile--consultant-secondary .profile-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.2vw, 3.5rem); }
.profile--consultant-secondary .consulting-practices article { min-height: 210px; }

.consultancy-scopes { display: grid; gap: 18px; margin: 30px 0; }
.consultancy-scopes article { padding: 22px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; background: var(--white); }
.consultancy-scopes article h3 { margin-bottom: 8px; color: var(--signal-ink); }
.consultancy-scopes article p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .92rem; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .people-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .person-card--principal,
  .person-card--principal .person-card__content,
  .people-grid .person-card--consultant,
  .person-card--consultant .person-card__content { min-height: 540px; }
  .person-card--consultant { width: 100%; margin: 0; }
  .profile-meta--three,
  .consulting-practices { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .consulting-practices article { min-height: 0; }
  .consulting-practices span { margin-bottom: 22px; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .site-header .brand { width: 190px; height: 58px; }
  .site-footer .brand { width: 222px; height: 76px; }
  .profile-introduction,
  .siganga-details { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .profile--text-only,
  .profile:nth-child(even).profile--text-only { border-radius: 26px; }
  .profile--text-only .profile-copy { padding: 34px 24px 40px; border-radius: 26px; }
  .profile-principal-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .profile-tenure { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(120px, 1fr); width: min(100%, 300px); }
  .profile--principal .profile-introduction { margin-top: 32px; }
  .consulting-practices { margin-top: 34px; }
  .consulting-practices article { padding: 26px 24px; }
  .siganga-details { margin-top: 38px; padding-top: 34px; }
  .people-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .person-card--principal { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: auto; }
  .person-card--principal .person-card__content { min-height: 520px; padding: 28px 24px; }
  .principal-monogram,
  .consultant-monogram { margin: 54px 0 20px; }
  .principal-detail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; padding-top: 22px; }
  .principal-tenure { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(110px, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
  .principal-tenure strong { font-size: clamp(4.8rem, 22vw, 6rem); }
  .people-grid .person-card--consultant { width: 100%; min-height: 0; margin: 0; aspect-ratio: auto; }
  .person-card--consultant .person-card__content { min-height: 520px; padding: 28px 24px; }
  .consultant-monogram { font-size: 5rem; }
}

/* The approved tagline is intentionally longer than the previous hero line. */
.hero h1.hero-tagline {
  max-width: 1040px;
  font-size: clamp(4.4rem, 7vw, 7.5rem);
  line-height: .86;
  letter-spacing: -.075em;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero h1.hero-tagline { font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 6.3rem); }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero h1.hero-tagline {
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 11.5vw, 4.6rem);
    line-height: .9;
    letter-spacing: -.065em;
  }
}