:root{
    /* Warm charcoal + gold palette, replacing the earlier navy/blue-gray scheme.
       Variable NAMES are kept as-is (navy-deep, charcoal, etc.) since they're used
       in ~200 places across this file — only the VALUES change, so the whole page
       recolors from this one block without touching every individual rule. */
    --navy-deep:#211D16;
    --navy-mid:#3A3327;
    --gold:#C9A45C;
    --gold-deep:#A9803F;
    --wordmark-gray:#4A453D;
    --charcoal:#1E1B16;
    --slate:#6B6558;
    --cream-1:#FAF7F1;
    --cream-2:#F3EEE4;
    --cream-3:#E7E0D2;
    --white:#FFFFFF;
    --max:1240px;
    /* No serif anywhere in the new design — aliased to the sans stack rather than
       rewriting every rule that references --serif for decorative/pull-quote text. */
    --serif:'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
    --sans:'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
    --ease:cubic-bezier(.16,.84,.44,1);
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box; margin:0; padding:0;}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
  /* Belt-and-braces: a stray absolutely-positioned element (e.g. a mega-menu anchored to
     its trigger rather than the viewport) can extend past the edge even while invisible,
     which otherwise leaves the whole page horizontally scrollable by a few px. Nothing on
     this page relies on horizontal overflow, so clipping it here is always safe.
     html only, NOT body — overflow-x on body (without overflow-y set) forces overflow-y
     to auto per spec, turning body into its own scroll container and breaking the
     sticky header, which is positioned relative to the nearest scrolling ancestor. */
  html{overflow-x:hidden;}
  body{
    font-family:var(--sans);
    color:var(--charcoal);
    background:var(--white);
    line-height:1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  }
  a{color:inherit; text-decoration:none;}
  img{max-width:100%; display:block;}
  .wrap{max-width:var(--max); margin:0 auto; padding:0 32px;}
  @media (max-width:640px){ .wrap{padding:0 20px;} }

  h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--serif); font-weight:500; color:var(--navy-deep); letter-spacing:-0.01em;}
  .eyebrow{
    font-family:var(--sans); font-weight:600; font-size:12.5px; letter-spacing:0.14em; text-transform:uppercase;
    color:var(--gold-deep); display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; margin-bottom:14px;
  }
  .eyebrow::before{content:""; width:22px; height:1px; background:var(--gold-deep); display:inline-block;}

  /* Reveal on scroll — visible by default; JS opts elements into the pre-hidden state */
  .reveal{opacity:1; transform:none;}
  .reveal.pre{opacity:0; transform:translateY(18px); transition:opacity .7s var(--ease), transform .7s var(--ease);}
  .reveal.pre.in{opacity:1; transform:none;}
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
    .reveal.pre{opacity:1; transform:none; transition:none;}
    .hero-inner > *{animation:none !important; opacity:1 !important; transform:none !important;}
  }

  /* Hero entrance — fades/rises the hero copy in on load, staggered like the rest of the page's reveals */
  @keyframes hero-rise{from{opacity:0; transform:translateY(14px);} to{opacity:1; transform:none;}}
  .hero-inner > *{animation:hero-rise .7s var(--ease) both;}
  .hero-inner > .eyebrow{animation-delay:0s;}
  .hero-inner > h1{animation-delay:.08s;}
  .hero-inner > .hero-sub{animation-delay:.16s;}
  .hero-inner > .lede{animation-delay:.24s;}
  .hero-inner > .hero-ctas{animation-delay:.32s;}

  /* ===== UTILITY BAR =====
     Sits above the main nav inside the same sticky <header>, so phone/email and the
     office cities stay reachable at every scroll position. Hover reveals a city's full
     address (a click pins it open on touch devices, which have no hover); it never
     competes with the mega-menu dropdown below since it lives in its own stacking
     context and closes on outside click/Escape — see the "City address popovers"
     handler in main.js. */
  .util-bar{background:var(--navy-deep); padding:8px 0;}
  .util-bar-inner{display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:8px;}
  .util-left{display:flex; gap:22px; flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .util-left a{
    display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:7px; font-size:12.5px; color:var(--cream-2); font-weight:500;
    transition:color .2s;
  }
  .util-left a:hover{color:var(--gold);}
  .util-right{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:2px; flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .city{position:relative;}
  .city-sep{color:rgba(201,164,92,0.45); font-size:12.5px; margin:0 4px;}
  .city-btn{
    background:none; border:none; cursor:pointer; padding:3px 4px;
    font-family:var(--sans); font-size:12.5px; color:var(--gold); font-weight:700;
    letter-spacing:0.05em; text-transform:uppercase; line-height:1.4;
    border-bottom:1px dotted rgba(201,164,92,0.5); transition:color .2s;
  }
  .city-btn:hover, .city-btn[aria-expanded="true"]{color:var(--white); border-bottom-color:var(--white);}
  .city-pop{
    position:absolute; top:calc(100% + 10px); left:50%; transform:translateX(-50%);
    width:min(320px, calc(100vw - 32px)); z-index:220;
    background:var(--white); color:var(--charcoal); border-top:3px solid var(--gold);
    border-radius:3px; padding:16px 18px; text-align:left;
    box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(20,18,13,0.32);
    hyphens:none; -webkit-hyphens:none; -ms-hyphens:none; overflow-wrap:normal;
  }
  /* the right-most cities would otherwise centre off the edge of the screen */
  .city:nth-last-child(-n+2) .city-pop{left:auto; right:0; transform:none;}
  .city:nth-last-child(-n+2) .city-pop::before{left:auto; right:24px; transform:none;}
  .city-pop[hidden]{display:none;}
  .city-pop::before{
    content:''; position:absolute; top:-9px; left:50%; transform:translateX(-50%);
    border-left:7px solid transparent; border-right:7px solid transparent;
    border-bottom:7px solid var(--gold);
  }
  .city-pop-label{
    font-size:9.5px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:0.1em; text-transform:uppercase;
    color:var(--gold-deep); margin-bottom:8px; line-height:1.5;
    text-align:left; hyphens:none; -webkit-hyphens:none;
  }
  .city-pop p{
    font-size:12.5px; line-height:1.65; color:var(--charcoal);
    text-transform:none; letter-spacing:0;
    text-align:left;
  }
  @media (max-width:700px){
    /* anchor the panel to the whole row so it never covers the other cities */
    .util-right{position:relative; width:100%; row-gap:4px;}
    .city{position:static;}
    .city-pop{
      left:0; right:0; width:auto; transform:none;
      top:calc(100% + 8px);
    }
    .city-pop::before{left:22px; transform:none;}
  }
  @media (max-width:640px){
    .util-bar-inner{flex-direction:column; align-items:stretch; gap:6px;}
    .util-right{display:flex;}
    .city-btn{font-size:11px; letter-spacing:0.04em;}
    .city-sep{font-size:11px; margin:0 2px;}
  }

  /* ===== NAV ===== */
  header{
    position:sticky; top:0; z-index:100;
    background:rgba(255,255,255,0.88); backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
    border-bottom:1px solid transparent;
    transition:border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
  }
  /* border/shadow appears only once scrolled — keeps the header nearly invisible
     against the hero, the way Khaitan & Co and AZB's minimal chrome behaves */
  header.scrolled{border-bottom-color:var(--cream-3); box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(30,27,22,0.06);}
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){ header{transition:none;} }
  nav.wrap{display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; height:78px;}
  .brand{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;}
  .brand img{height:40px; width:auto;}
  .brand-text{font-family:var(--serif); font-weight:600; font-size:20px; color:var(--wordmark-gray); letter-spacing:0.01em;}
  .brand-text b{color:var(--navy-mid); font-weight:600;}
  nav ul{list-style:none; display:flex; gap:26px; align-items:center;}
  nav ul li a{
    font-size:14.5px; font-weight:700; color:var(--navy-deep); position:relative; padding:6px 0;
    transition:color .2s;
  }
  nav ul li a:hover{color:var(--navy-mid);}
  nav ul li a:not(.cta):not(.login)::after{
    content:''; position:absolute; left:0; right:100%; bottom:0; height:2px;
    background:var(--gold); transition:right .28s var(--ease);
  }
  nav ul li a:not(.cta):not(.login):hover::after{right:0;}
  nav ul li a.cta{
    background:var(--gold); color:var(--navy-deep); padding:10px 20px; border-radius:2px;
    font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.02em;
  }
  nav ul li a.cta:hover{background:var(--gold-deep); color:var(--white);}
  .menu-toggle{display:none; flex-direction:column; gap:5px; background:none; border:none; cursor:pointer; padding:8px;}
  .menu-toggle span{width:24px; height:2px; background:var(--navy-deep);}

  /* Dropdown nav */
  .has-dropdown{position:relative;}
  .has-dropdown > a{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:5px;}
  .has-dropdown > a svg{width:10px; height:10px; transition:transform .2s;}
  .dropdown{
    list-style:none; position:absolute; top:calc(100% + 14px); left:50%; transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(6px);
    background:var(--white); border:1px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:4px; box-shadow:0 16px 36px rgba(30,27,22,0.12);
    min-width:220px; padding:10px; opacity:0; pointer-events:none; transition:opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
    flex-direction:column; gap:0;
  }
  .dropdown{max-width:calc(100vw - 48px);}
  /* Hover-only: gated behind (hover:hover) so a tap on a touch device (iOS Safari in
     particular briefly applies :hover on tap) can never invoke this — its centred
     translateX(-50%) has higher specificity than the max-width:900px mobile reset
     below and, unguarded, dragged the open submenu almost entirely off-screen to the
     left the moment a phone's tap-fallback toggled .mobile-open. */
  @media (hover:hover){
    .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown{opacity:1; pointer-events:auto; transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(0);}
    .has-dropdown:hover > a svg{transform:rotate(180deg);}
  }
  .dropdown li a{display:block; padding:10px 12px; border-radius:3px; font-size:13.5px; white-space:nowrap;}
  .dropdown li a:hover{background:var(--cream-1); color:var(--navy-deep);}
  .dropdown-wide{
    min-width:0; width:min(680px, calc(100vw - 48px));
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:2px 8px; padding:14px;
  }
  .dropdown-wide li a{white-space:normal; line-height:1.45; padding:10px 12px;}
  /* Once the desktop nav shows (mobile menu takes over at 900px), a 680px-wide menu
     centred *on the trigger* — rather than the viewport — can run past the right edge,
     since "Practice" sits well right-of-centre in the nav and .wrap caps out at 1240px
     while the viewport keeps growing. This used to be scoped to 901-1300px on the
     assumption that wider viewports had "more room" — they don't: .wrap stays a fixed
     1240px, centred, so the trigger's distance from the *viewport's* right edge doesn't
     grow monotonically with viewport width, and the same overflow reappeared well past
     1300px (confirmed at 1366/1440/1600). Anchoring to the trigger's right edge instead
     keeps it fully on-screen at every width from 901px up. */
  @media (min-width:901px){
    .dropdown-wide{left:auto; right:0; transform:translateY(6px);}
    .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-wide{transform:translateY(0);}
  }
  @media (max-width:900px){ .dropdown-wide{grid-template-columns:1fr;} }
  .dropdown-divider{border-top:1px solid var(--cream-3); margin-top:6px; padding-top:6px;}
  .dropdown-wide .dropdown-divider{grid-column:1 / -1;}
  .dropdown-divider a{color:var(--gold-deep); font-weight:600;}

  /* Services quick-strip — outline icons on a plain light row, matching the reference's
     minimal category strip rather than the earlier filled navy band */
  .services-strip{background:var(--white); padding:0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--cream-3);}
  .services-strip-grid{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(8,1fr);
  }
  .ss-item{
    display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:center; text-align:center; gap:12px;
    padding:30px 12px; border-right:1px solid var(--cream-3); color:var(--navy-deep);
    transition:background .16s ease;
  }
  .ss-item:last-child{border-right:none;}
  .ss-item:hover{background:var(--cream-1); color:var(--gold-deep);}
  .ss-icon{width:34px; height:34px; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;}
  .ss-icon img{width:24px; height:24px; opacity:0.8;}
  .ss-item span{font-size:12.5px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.01em; line-height:1.35;}
  /* Divider lines belong strictly *between* cells — right-column items also carried a
     border-right (correct only for the single-row 8-up desktop layout, where the true
     last-child happens to be that column), which at 4-up and 2-up left every wrapped
     row's rightmost tile with a stray line down its outer edge with no matching line on
     the left, and no line closing off the last row's bottom. :nth-child/:nth-last-child,
     keyed to each breakpoint's own column count, targets the real last-column and
     last-row cells so the grid gets a clean interior-only line set at every width. */
  @media (max-width:900px){
    .services-strip-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);}
    .ss-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--cream-3);}
    .ss-item:nth-child(4n){border-right:none;}
    .ss-item:nth-last-child(-n+4){border-bottom:none;}
  }
  @media (max-width:560px){
    .services-strip-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
    .ss-item:nth-child(2n){border-right:none;}
    /* Undo the 4-up rule above: item 4 (say) is the last-*row* cell in that layout but
       is a *middle* row here, so it needs its bottom divider restored before the 2-up
       rule below removes it again for whichever items are the true last row now. */
    .ss-item:nth-last-child(-n+4){border-bottom:1px solid var(--cream-3);}
    .ss-item:nth-last-child(-n+2){border-bottom:none;}
  }

  @media (max-width:900px){
    .dropdown{
      position:static; transform:none; opacity:1; pointer-events:auto; box-shadow:none; border:none;
      display:none; min-width:0; padding:4px 0 4px 14px; margin-top:4px;
    }
    .has-dropdown.mobile-open .dropdown{display:flex;}
    .dropdown-wide{display:none; width:auto; padding:4px 0 4px 14px;}
    .has-dropdown.mobile-open .dropdown-wide{display:flex; grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .has-dropdown > a svg{display:none;}
  }

  @media (max-width:900px){
    nav ul{position:fixed; top:78px; left:0; right:0; background:var(--white); flex-direction:column;
      align-items:flex-start; padding:24px 20px; gap:18px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--cream-3);
      transform:translateY(-8px); opacity:0; pointer-events:none; transition:all .25s ease;}
    nav ul.open{transform:none; opacity:1; pointer-events:auto;}
    .menu-toggle{display:flex;}
    nav ul li a.cta{margin-top:6px;}
  }

  /* ===== HERO =====
     Full-bleed background art with a dark-to-transparent scrim behind left-aligned
     copy — matches the reference layout exactly. Background is original abstract art
     (no photo-generation available) rather than a staged photo. */
  .hero{position:relative; overflow:hidden; min-height:min(88vh,760px); display:flex; align-items:center;}
  .hero-bg{position:absolute; inset:0; z-index:0;}
  .hero-bg img{width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;}
  .hero-scrim{
    position:absolute; inset:0; z-index:1;
    background:linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(30,27,22,.94) 0%, rgba(30,27,22,.82) 32%, rgba(30,27,22,.42) 58%, rgba(30,27,22,.08) 82%);
  }
  .hero .wrap{position:relative; z-index:2; width:100%; padding-top:clamp(96px,15vw,170px); padding-bottom:clamp(64px,9vw,100px);}
  .hero-inner{max-width:640px; text-align:left;}
  .hero-inner .eyebrow{justify-content:flex-start; color:var(--gold);}
  .hero h1{
    font-size:clamp(30px, 4.6vw, 56px); line-height:1.14; font-weight:700;
    color:var(--white); letter-spacing:-0.015em; margin:18px 0 0;
  }
  .hero h1 .accent{color:var(--gold);}
  .hero-sub{
    font-size:clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 21px); font-weight:500; color:var(--gold);
    margin-top:14px;
  }
  .hero p.lede{
    font-size:clamp(15px, 1.3vw, 17px); color:rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-weight:400;
    max-width:480px; margin:22px 0 34px; line-height:1.65;
  }
  .hero-ctas{display:flex; gap:16px; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:flex-start;}
  .btn{
    display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; padding:14px 26px; font-weight:600; font-size:14.5px;
    letter-spacing:0.01em; border-radius:2px; transition:all .2s ease; cursor:pointer; border:1px solid transparent;
  }
  .btn-primary{background:var(--gold); color:var(--navy-deep);}
  .btn-primary:hover{background:var(--gold-deep); color:var(--white); transform:translateY(-1px);}
  .btn-ghost{background:transparent; color:var(--navy-deep); border-color:var(--navy-deep);}
  .btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--navy-deep); color:var(--white);}
  /* on the dark hero photo only — the global .btn-ghost above (charcoal outline) is
     for light backgrounds elsewhere (contact, footer, modals) */
  .hero .btn-ghost{background:transparent; color:var(--white); border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.45);}
  .hero .btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--white); color:var(--navy-deep); border-color:var(--white);}
  @media (max-width:640px){ .hero-inner{max-width:none;} }

  /* Mobile/tablet hero: separate, fully pre-composed graphics (headline/lede baked into
     the artwork — one crop for phones, a different one for tablets) replace the desktop
     photo+overlay entirely at and below 1024px, rather than just swapping the background
     image behind the same HTML copy — that would either crop the tall portrait art badly
     under object-fit:cover, or show the same headline twice. The section drops out of
     its desktop flex/absolute-overlay setup into plain block flow: full-width image on
     top, plain CTAs (now on white, so back to the standard light-background button
     styling) underneath. Shared here since both crops need the identical block layout —
     only which image is visible differs, set further down by its own narrower range. */
  .hero-bg-mobile, .hero-bg-tablet{display:none;}
  @media (max-width:1024px){
    /* padding:0 overrides the generic section{padding:68px 0} shell rule — that 68px
       is invisible on desktop (it only affects the flex-centred .wrap; the absolutely
       positioned bg/scrim ignore a padded ancestor and sit flush regardless), but once
       the mobile/tablet image below drops into normal flow as .hero's first child, that
       same padding would shove it down by 68px with a blank gap above it. */
    .hero{display:block; min-height:0; overflow:visible; padding:0;}
    .hero-bg-desktop{display:none;}
    .hero-bg-mobile img, .hero-bg-tablet img{width:100%; height:auto; object-fit:initial;}
    .hero-scrim{display:none;}
    .hero .wrap{position:static; padding:24px 20px 8px;}
    .hero-inner .eyebrow, .hero h1, .hero-sub, .hero p.lede{display:none;}
    .hero-ctas{justify-content:center;}
    .hero .btn-ghost{background:transparent; color:var(--navy-deep); border-color:var(--navy-deep);}
    .hero .btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--navy-deep); color:var(--white);}
  }
  @media (max-width:640px){
    .hero-bg-mobile{display:block; position:static;}
  }
  @media (min-width:641px) and (max-width:1024px){
    .hero-bg-tablet{display:block; position:static;}
  }

  /* ===== SECTION SHELL ===== */
  section{padding:68px 0;}

  /* ===== SCROLL TO TOP ===== */
  #scrollTopBtn{
    position:fixed; right:24px; bottom:24px; z-index:80;
    width:44px; height:44px; border-radius:50%; border:1px solid var(--cream-3);
    background:var(--navy-deep); color:#fff; cursor:pointer;
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
    box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(30,27,22,0.25);
    opacity:0; visibility:hidden; transform:translateY(8px);
    transition:opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease, visibility .25s;
  }
  #scrollTopBtn.show{opacity:1; visibility:visible; transform:translateY(0);}
  #scrollTopBtn:hover{background:var(--navy-mid);}
  section.tinted{background:var(--cream-1);}
  .section-head{max-width:none; margin-bottom:40px;}
  .section-head p{max-width:none;}

  .exp-grid{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4, 1fr); gap:24px; margin-top:40px;
  }
  @media (max-width:980px){ .exp-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 1fr);} }
  @media (max-width:560px){ .exp-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;} }
  .exp-card{
    background:var(--white); border:1px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:3px;
    padding:26px 24px; transition:border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
  }
  .exp-card:hover{border-color:var(--gold); box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(30,27,22,0.07);}
  .exp-num{
    font-family:var(--serif); font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:var(--gold-deep);
    margin-bottom:14px;
  }
  .exp-card h3{font-size:17px; line-height:1.3; margin-bottom:10px; color:var(--navy-deep);}
  .exp-card p{font-size:14px; line-height:1.62; color:var(--slate);}
  /* On phones/tablets, 12 stacked engagement cards is a lot of scroll before the next
     section — show the first 4 and let a button reveal the rest, same as the alliance
     cards below. Gated behind .js (see the inline script in <head>) so with JS off the
     full list stays visible rather than 8 cards going missing with no way to open them. */
  .exp-more{display:none;}
  @media (max-width:900px){
    .js .exp-grid > .exp-card:nth-child(n+5){display:none;}
    .js .exp-grid.expanded > .exp-card:nth-child(n+5){display:block;}
    .js .exp-more{
      display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; margin-top:28px;
      padding:12px 22px; border-radius:30px; border:1px solid var(--cream-3);
      background:var(--white); color:var(--navy-deep); font-family:var(--sans);
      font-weight:700; font-size:13.5px; cursor:pointer; transition:all .2s ease;
    }
    .js .exp-more:hover{border-color:var(--navy-deep); background:var(--navy-deep); color:var(--white);}
    .js .exp-more svg{transition:transform .25s ease;}
    .js .exp-more[aria-expanded="true"] svg{transform:rotate(180deg);}
  }
  .section-head h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,38px); line-height:1.15;}
  .section-head p{color:var(--slate); font-size:16.5px; margin-top:14px;}


  .family-filter{
    display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; margin-bottom:32px;
  }
  .family-pill{
    padding:9px 18px; border-radius:999px; border:1px solid var(--cream-3);
    background:var(--white); color:var(--navy-mid); font-family:var(--sans);
    font-size:13.5px; font-weight:700; cursor:pointer; transition:all .2s ease;
    white-space:nowrap;
  }
  .family-pill:hover{border-color:var(--gold); color:var(--navy-deep);}
  .family-pill.active{background:var(--navy-deep); border-color:var(--navy-deep); color:var(--white);}
  .practice-card.family-hidden{display:none;}

  /* Justified where the column is wide enough to carry it (roughly 500px+) —
     narrower columns go left-aligned, since justification without reliable
     browser hyphenation produces uneven word-gaps that worsen as columns narrow. */
  .about-copy p,
  .section-head p,
  .partner-card p.bio,
  .alliance p.lede,
  .careers-band p,
  .partner-pa{
    text-align:justify; text-align-last:left;
    hyphens:none; -webkit-hyphens:none; -ms-hyphens:none;
    overflow-wrap:break-word;
  }
  .about-copy p.about-closing{text-align:left; color:var(--navy-deep);}

  /* Narrow columns — left-aligned, ragged right, no justification */
  .pillar p,
  .practice-title p.desc{
    text-align:left;
    overflow-wrap:break-word;
  }

  /* ===== CONSENT + FORM STATUS ===== */
  .consent{
    display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:10px;
    margin:4px 0 18px; font-size:12.5px; line-height:1.55; color:var(--slate);
  }
  .consent{cursor:pointer;}
  .consent input[type=checkbox]{
    appearance:none; -webkit-appearance:none; -moz-appearance:none;
    width:19px; height:19px; margin-top:1px; flex-shrink:0; cursor:pointer;
    border:1.5px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:5px; background:var(--white);
    position:relative; transition:background .18s var(--ease), border-color .18s var(--ease), box-shadow .18s var(--ease);
  }
  .consent input[type=checkbox]:hover{border-color:var(--gold);}
  .consent input[type=checkbox]:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset:2px;}
  .consent input[type=checkbox]:checked{background:var(--navy-deep); border-color:var(--navy-deep);}
  .consent input[type=checkbox]:checked::after{
    content:''; position:absolute; left:5px; top:1px; width:6px; height:11px;
    border:solid var(--gold); border-width:0 2px 2px 0; transform:rotate(45deg);
  }
  .consent span{flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;}
  .consent a{color:var(--navy-deep); font-weight:700; text-decoration:underline;}
  .form-status{
    font-size:13.5px; line-height:1.5; margin-top:14px; padding:12px 14px;
    border-radius:4px; display:none;
  }
  .form-status.show{display:block;}
  .form-status.ok{background:#EAF3EC; color:#1F5130; border:1px solid #BFD9C6;}
  .form-status.err{background:#FBEDED; color:#7A2626; border:1px solid #E4C2C2;}
  .footer-newsletter .consent{color:#A99F8C; margin:0; font-size:12px; line-height:1.5;}
  .footer-newsletter .consent a{color:var(--gold); }
  .footer-form-wrap{display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:10px;}

  /* ===== PRIVACY / LEGAL MODAL ===== */
  .doc-modal .modal-box{
    max-width:760px; text-align:left; max-height:82vh; overflow-y:auto; padding:38px 40px 32px;
  }
  @media (max-width:640px){ .doc-modal .modal-box{padding:30px 22px 26px;} }
  .doc-modal h3{font-size:26px; margin-bottom:6px;}
  .doc-modal .doc-date{font-size:12.5px; color:var(--slate); margin-bottom:22px;}
  .doc-modal h4{
    font-family:var(--sans); font-size:12px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:0.1em;
    text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--gold-deep); margin:22px 0 8px;
  }
  .doc-modal p, .doc-modal li{
    font-size:14.5px; line-height:1.7; color:var(--charcoal); margin-bottom:10px;
    text-align:justify; text-align-last:left; hyphens:none;
  }
  .doc-modal ul{padding-left:20px; margin-bottom:10px;}
  .doc-modal li{list-style:disc;}

  .skip-link{
    position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:0; z-index:500;
    background:var(--navy-deep); color:var(--white);
    padding:12px 20px; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; border-radius:0 0 4px 0;
  }
  .skip-link:focus{left:0;}

  .credential{
    margin-top:16px; padding-left:16px; border-left:3px solid var(--gold);
    font-family:var(--serif); font-size:16px; font-weight:700;
    color:var(--navy-deep); line-height:1.55; max-width:none;
    text-align:left !important;
  }

  /* ===== COMING SOON MODAL ===== */
  .modal-overlay{
    position:fixed; inset:0; z-index:400; display:none;
    align-items:center; justify-content:center; padding:24px;
    background:rgba(20,18,13,0.55); backdrop-filter:blur(4px);
  }
  .modal-overlay.open{display:flex;}
  .modal-box{
    background:var(--white); border-radius:5px; border-top:3px solid var(--gold);
    max-width:440px; width:100%; padding:40px 38px 34px; text-align:center; position:relative;
    box-shadow:0 26px 70px rgba(20,18,13,0.28);
  }
  @media (max-width:640px){ .modal-box{padding:34px 24px 28px;} }
  .modal-box .modal-icon{
    width:54px; height:54px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--cream-1);
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; margin:0 auto 20px; color:var(--gold-deep);
  }
  .modal-box h3{font-size:24px; margin-bottom:12px;}
  .modal-box p{font-size:15px; color:var(--slate); line-height:1.65; margin-bottom:24px;}
  .modal-close{
    position:absolute; top:14px; right:14px; background:none; border:none; cursor:pointer;
    color:var(--slate); width:30px; height:30px; border-radius:3px; font-size:20px; line-height:1;
  }
  .modal-close:hover{background:var(--cream-1); color:var(--navy-deep);}

  /* ===== ABOUT TEASER ===== */
  .about-teaser{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,0.9fr); gap:56px; align-items:center;
  }
  @media (max-width:860px){ .about-teaser{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:32px;} }
  .about-teaser-copy h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.2vw,38px); margin:14px 0 18px;}
  .about-teaser-copy p{color:var(--slate); font-size:16.5px; line-height:1.7; margin-bottom:28px;}
  .about-teaser-art{border-radius:6px; overflow:hidden; line-height:0;}
  .about-teaser-art img{width:100%; height:clamp(260px,32vw,420px); object-fit:cover; display:block;}
  /* A tablet-specific crop of the same reception photo — framed for the squarer column
     width this section falls back to once .about-teaser stacks to one column at 860px.
     This range must track that same 860px layout breakpoint exactly: showing the tablet
     crop any wider than that (say, up to 1024px) meant it was still being forced into
     the narrower *desktop* two-column slot for 861-1024px, cover-cropping a photo composed
     for a full-width single column into that half-width frame and clipping the signage
     text at the top — the mismatch this range previously had. */
  .about-teaser-art img.about-photo-tablet{display:none;}
  @media (min-width:641px) and (max-width:860px){
    .about-teaser-art img.about-photo-desktop{display:none;}
    .about-teaser-art img.about-photo-tablet{display:block;}
  }

  /* ===== ABOUT ===== */
  .about-single{max-width:none;}
  .about-copy p{color:var(--charcoal); font-size:16.5px; line-height:1.72; margin-bottom:20px;}
  .about-grid{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(0,0.95fr); gap:60px; align-items:start;
  }
  @media (max-width:960px){ .about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:44px;} }
  .about-tag{
    font-family:var(--serif); font-size:21px; line-height:1.45; color:var(--navy-deep);
    font-weight:500; margin-bottom:24px;
  }
  .about-tag .l1{display:block; white-space:nowrap;}
  .about-tag em{font-style:italic; color:var(--gold-deep); display:block; margin-top:4px;}
  .about-intro{text-align:center; margin-bottom:44px;}
  .about-intro .eyebrow{justify-content:center;}
  .about-intro h2{font-size:32px; margin-bottom:18px;}
  .about-intro .about-tag{margin-bottom:0;}
  @media (max-width:640px){ .about-tag{font-size:18px;} .about-tag .l1{white-space:normal;} }
  .about-vision{
    background:var(--cream-1); border-left:3px solid var(--gold);
    padding:36px 34px; border-radius:3px;
  }
  @media (max-width:640px){ .about-vision{padding:28px 22px;} }
  .about-vision h3{
    font-size:24px; margin-bottom:18px;
    text-align:justify; text-align-last:left; hyphens:none; -webkit-hyphens:none;
  }
  .about-vision .about-copy p{font-size:15.5px;}
  .about-closing{
    font-family:var(--serif); font-style:italic; font-weight:700; color:var(--navy-deep);
    font-size:19px; line-height:1.6; border-left:2px solid var(--gold);
    padding-left:22px; margin-top:30px;
  }
  /* On narrow screens .about-vision is already a single stacked column with its own
     border-left "spine" running its full height — nesting this quote's own shorter
     gold line a little further right, inside that already-narrow padding, read as two
     inconsistent accent lines rather than one deliberate nested pull-quote (the effect
     desktop's wider two-column layout has room to carry). Drop the inner line there and
     let the quote sit flush, so the section carries exactly one gold line. */
  @media (max-width:640px){
    .about-closing{border-left:none; padding-left:0; font-size:18px;}
  }

  /* ===== HOW WE WORK ===== */
  .pillars{display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4, 1fr); gap:32px;}
  @media (max-width:980px){ .pillars{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 1fr);} }
  @media (max-width:560px){ .pillars{grid-template-columns:1fr;} }
  .pillar{position:relative; padding-top:8px;}
  .pillar .pnum{
    font-family:var(--serif); font-size:15px; font-weight:600; color:var(--gold-deep);
    display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; margin-bottom:16px;
  }
  /* small dot + line, echoing the timeline-divider motif used across the page's editorial sections */
  .pillar .pnum::before{content:""; width:7px; height:7px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--gold); flex-shrink:0;}
  .pillar .pnum::after{content:""; flex:1; height:1px; background:var(--cream-3);}
  .pillar h3{font-size:21px; margin-bottom:12px; font-weight:500;}
  .pillar p{color:var(--slate); max-width:none;}

  /* ===== PRACTICE AREAS ===== */
  /* Minimal centred icon+label cards, matching the reference. Each card is a plain link
     through to its own detail page rather than an in-place accordion — the arrow affordance
     signals "opens a page", not "expands here". */
  .practice-grid{display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(6, 1fr); gap:16px;}
  @media (max-width:1080px){ .practice-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(4, 1fr);} }
  @media (max-width:760px){ .practice-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 1fr);} }
  @media (max-width:420px){ .practice-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;} }
  .practice-card{
    display:block; background:var(--white); border:1px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:4px; padding:28px 18px;
    text-decoration:none; color:inherit;
    transition:border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s;
  }
  .practice-card:hover{border-color:var(--gold); box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(30,27,22,0.07); transform:translateY(-2px);}
  .practice-card:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset:3px; border-color:var(--gold);}
  a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible,
  textarea:focus-visible, [tabindex]:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset:2px;}
  .skip-link{
    position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:0; z-index:500;
    background:var(--navy-deep); color:var(--white); padding:12px 20px;
    font-size:14px; font-weight:700; border-radius:0 0 4px 0;
  }
  .skip-link:focus{left:0;}
  .visually-hidden{
    position:absolute; width:1px; height:1px; margin:-1px; padding:0;
    overflow:hidden; clip:rect(0 0 0 0); white-space:nowrap; border:0;
  }
  .practice-top{
    display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:center; text-align:center; gap:12px;
  }
  .practice-num{
    font-family:var(--serif); font-size:13px; font-weight:600; color:var(--gold-deep);
    width:44px; height:44px; border:1px solid var(--gold); border-radius:50%;
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; flex-shrink:0;
  }
  .practice-title{flex:1;}
  .practice-title h3{font-size:14.5px; font-weight:600; line-height:1.35;}
  .practice-title p.desc{display:block; color:var(--slate); font-size:13px; line-height:1.55; margin-top:6px;}
  .practice-arrow{
    display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:6px; margin-top:2px;
    font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:var(--gold-deep); transition:gap .2s ease;
  }
  .practice-card:hover .practice-arrow{gap:9px;}

  /* ===== DETAIL PAGES (practice-area & team-member) ===== */
  .detail-content ul{list-style:none; padding-top:16px; border-top:1px solid var(--cream-2);}
  .detail-group + .detail-group{margin-top:22px;}
  .detail-group h4{
    font-family:var(--sans); font-size:11px; font-weight:700;
    letter-spacing:0.12em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--gold-deep);
    padding-top:16px; border-top:1px solid var(--cream-2); margin-bottom:2px;
  }
  .detail-group-note{
    display:block; font-weight:400; text-transform:none; letter-spacing:0;
    color:var(--slate); font-size:11.5px; margin-top:3px;
  }
  .detail-group ul{padding-top:10px; border-top:none;}
  .detail-content li{
    font-size:14.5px; color:var(--charcoal); padding:6px 0 6px 20px; position:relative;
    text-align:left; overflow-wrap:break-word;
  }
  .detail-content li::before{
    content:""; position:absolute; left:0; top:15px; width:6px; height:6px; background:var(--gold); border-radius:50%;
  }
  .detail-hero{background:var(--cream-1); padding:52px 0 40px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--cream-3);}
  .detail-crumb{font-size:13px; color:var(--slate); margin-bottom:18px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .detail-crumb a{color:var(--navy-deep); font-weight:600; text-decoration:none;}
  .detail-crumb a:hover{color:var(--gold-deep); text-decoration:underline;}
  .detail-icon{
    width:56px; height:56px; border:1px solid var(--gold); border-radius:50%;
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; margin-bottom:20px; background:var(--white);
  }
  .detail-icon img{width:26px; height:26px;}
  .detail-hero h1{font-size:clamp(26px,3.4vw,36px); line-height:1.2; max-width:820px;}
  .detail-hero .detail-lede{color:var(--slate); font-size:16px; line-height:1.65; margin-top:14px; max-width:720px;}
  .detail-body{padding:48px 0 72px; max-width:760px; margin:0 auto;}
  .detail-cta{
    margin-top:44px; padding:28px 30px; background:var(--cream-1); border-radius:6px;
    border:1px solid var(--cream-3); display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:20px; flex-wrap:wrap;
  }
  .detail-cta p{font-size:15px; color:var(--charcoal); font-weight:500;}

  /* Team-member profile page: photo + identity sit side by side in the hero,
     full bio and practice-area list follow underneath in .detail-body. */
  .team-hero-inner{display:flex; gap:32px; align-items:flex-start;}
  @media (max-width:640px){ .team-hero-inner{flex-direction:column; align-items:center; text-align:center;} }
  .team-hero-photo{
    width:160px; height:160px; border-radius:8px; flex-shrink:0; object-fit:cover;
    border:2px solid var(--gold); background:var(--cream-1);
  }
  .team-hero-photo.mono{
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
    background:linear-gradient(145deg, var(--navy-deep), var(--navy-mid));
    font-family:var(--serif); font-size:46px; font-weight:600; color:var(--gold);
  }
  .team-hero-text h1{font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px); margin-bottom:4px;}
  .team-hero-text .role{font-size:13px; color:var(--gold-deep); font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.04em; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:8px;}
  .team-hero-text .detail-lede{margin-top:0;}
  .detail-body .partner-pa{margin-top:0; padding-top:0; border-top:none;}
  .detail-body .bio-block + .partner-pa{margin-top:28px; padding-top:24px; border-top:1px solid var(--cream-3);}

  /* ===== PARTNERS ===== */
  /* Full-width photo cards — the portrait fills the top edge-to-edge, matching the
     reference design, with name/role/specialty and a link through to that person's
     own profile page underneath (no in-place bio expand any more). */
  .partners-grid{display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4, 1fr); gap:24px;}
  @media (max-width:980px){ .partners-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 1fr);} }
  @media (max-width:480px){ .partners-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;} }
  .partner-card{
    display:flex; flex-direction:column; background:var(--white); border:1px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:6px;
    overflow:hidden; text-align:left; text-decoration:none; color:inherit;
    transition:border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s;
  }
  .partner-card:hover{border-color:var(--gold); box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(30,27,22,0.08); transform:translateY(-2px);}
  .partner-photo{width:100%; aspect-ratio:4/3; overflow:hidden; background:var(--cream-1); flex-shrink:0;}
  .partner-photo img{width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;}
  .partner-photo.monogram-photo{
    display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
    background:linear-gradient(145deg, var(--navy-deep), var(--navy-mid));
  }
  .partner-photo.monogram-photo span{font-family:var(--serif); font-size:46px; font-weight:600; color:var(--gold);}
  /* Flex column so the "View Full Profile" link sits flush with the card's bottom
     edge regardless of how long that person's bio/practice-area list runs — without
     this, cards in the same grid row end up with mismatched empty space beneath a
     short card's link once the row stretches to match its tallest neighbour. */
  .partner-body{padding:22px; flex:1; display:flex; flex-direction:column;}
  .partner-name h3{font-size:17px; margin-bottom:4px;}
  .partner-name .role{font-size:12.5px; color:var(--gold-deep); font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.04em; text-transform:uppercase;}
  .partner-tag{color:var(--slate); font-size:13px; margin-top:8px; line-height:1.5;}
  .partner-card p.bio{color:var(--slate); font-size:15px; line-height:1.65; margin-bottom:12px; text-align:left;}
  .partner-card p.bio:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
  .partner-pa{
    font-size:12.5px; color:var(--navy-mid); line-height:1.75; font-weight:700;
    text-align:left; hyphens:none; -webkit-hyphens:none;
    margin-top:14px; padding-top:14px; border-top:1px solid var(--cream-3);
  }
  .partner-pa strong{
    display:block; color:var(--gold-deep); text-transform:uppercase;
    letter-spacing:0.07em; font-size:10.5px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:6px;
  }
  .partner-link{
    margin-top:auto; padding-top:16px; display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:6px;
    font-family:var(--sans); font-size:13px; font-weight:700; color:var(--navy-deep); transition:gap .2s ease;
  }
  .partner-card:hover .partner-link{color:var(--gold-deep); gap:9px;}
  .origin-divider{border-top:1px solid var(--cream-3); margin:56px 0 40px; scroll-margin-top:100px;}
  .origin-head{margin-bottom:32px;}
  .origin-head h3{font-size:22px; font-weight:600;}

  /* ===== STRATEGIC ALLIANCE =====
     Light bordered cards, matching the Practice Areas / Team pattern used across the
     rest of the site — replaces an earlier dark floating panel that no longer matched
     once the whole site moved to the cream/charcoal/gold palette. */
  #alliance{position:relative; overflow:hidden;}
  .alliance-crest{
    position:absolute; top:-40px; right:-40px; width:260px; opacity:0.05; max-width:none; pointer-events:none;
  }
  @media (max-width:640px){ .alliance-crest{width:200px;} }
  .alliance-list{display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:24px; position:relative; z-index:1;}
  .alliance-card{
    background:var(--white); border:1px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:6px; padding:32px 36px;
    transition:border-color .2s var(--ease), box-shadow .2s var(--ease);
  }
  .alliance-card:hover{border-color:var(--gold); box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(28,63,99,0.07);}
  @media (max-width:640px){ .alliance-card{padding:26px 22px;} }
  .alliance-firm-top{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:22px; margin-bottom:20px;}
  @media (max-width:560px){ .alliance-firm-top{flex-direction:column; align-items:flex-start; gap:14px;} }
  .alliance-mark{
    flex-shrink:0; width:78px; height:78px; border-radius:5px; background:var(--cream-1);
    border:1px solid var(--cream-3); display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; padding:8px;
  }
  .alliance-mark-dark{background:#0d0e12; border-color:#0d0e12; width:200px; height:88px; padding:10px 14px;}
  @media (max-width:560px){ .alliance-mark-dark{width:180px; height:80px;} }
  .alliance-mark-dark img{width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:contain;}
  .alliance-mark img{max-width:100%; max-height:100%; width:auto; height:auto; display:block;}
  .alliance-firm-top h3{font-size:19px; margin-bottom:4px; font-weight:600;}
  .alliance-firm-top .sub{color:var(--slate); font-size:13px;}
  .alliance-card p{color:var(--charcoal); font-size:15px; line-height:1.65; margin-bottom:12px;}
  .alliance-card p:last-of-type{margin-bottom:0;}
  .alliance-link{
    margin-top:16px; display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:6px;
    font-family:var(--sans); font-size:13px; font-weight:700; color:var(--navy-deep); transition:gap .2s ease;
  }
  .alliance-link:hover{color:var(--gold-deep); gap:9px;}
  /* Collapsible at every screen size, not just phones/tablets — kept to the same compact
     "logo + name + tags, Read more to expand" footprint on desktop too, rather than
     showing the full two-paragraph body there and only collapsing below 900px as before.
     Gated behind .js so the content stays fully visible with JS off (progressive
     enhancement — see the inline script in <head> and main.js's click handler). */
  .alliance-toggle{display:none;}
  .js .alliance-toggle{
    display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:7px; margin-top:14px;
    background:none; border:none; cursor:pointer; padding:2px 0;
    font-family:var(--sans); font-size:13px; font-weight:700; color:var(--navy-deep);
  }
  .js .alliance-toggle:hover{color:var(--gold-deep);}
  .js .alliance-toggle svg{transition:transform .25s ease;}
  .js .alliance-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] svg{transform:rotate(180deg);}
  .js .alliance-body{max-height:0; overflow:hidden; margin-top:0; transition:max-height .4s var(--ease);}
  .js .alliance-card.open .alliance-body{max-height:640px; margin-top:16px;}

  /* ===== CONTACT ===== */
  .contact-grid{display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:60px;}
  @media (max-width:860px){ .contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:40px;} }
  .contact-list{list-style:none;}
  .contact-list li{padding:20px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--cream-3); display:flex; gap:18px; align-items:flex-start;}
  .contact-list li:first-child{padding-top:0;}
  .contact-list .k{
    font-size:11.5px; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.08em; color:var(--gold-deep); font-weight:700;
    width:110px; flex-shrink:0; padding-top:2px;
  }
  .contact-list .v{font-size:15.5px; color:var(--charcoal); font-weight:500;}
  .contact-list .v{min-width:0; overflow-wrap:anywhere;}
  @media (max-width:640px){
    .contact-list li{flex-direction:column; gap:6px;}
  }
  .contact-form{background:var(--cream-1); border-radius:6px; padding:36px;}
  .contact-form h3{font-size:18px; margin-bottom:6px;}
  .contact-form p{color:var(--slate); font-size:14px; margin-bottom:24px;}
  .field{margin-bottom:16px;}
  .field label{display:block; font-size:12.5px; font-weight:600; color:var(--charcoal); margin-bottom:6px;}
  .field input, .field textarea{
    width:100%; padding:12px 14px; border:1px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:3px; font-family:var(--sans);
    font-size:14.5px; background:var(--white); color:var(--charcoal);
  }
  .field input:focus, .field textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--navy-mid); outline-offset:1px; border-color:var(--navy-mid);}
  .field textarea{resize:vertical; min-height:90px;}

  /* ===== FOOTER ===== */
  footer{background:var(--charcoal); color:var(--cream-2); padding:56px 0 32px;}
  .footer-top{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(0,1.85fr);
    align-items:start; gap:56px; margin-bottom:40px;
  }
  @media (max-width:860px){ .footer-top{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:36px;} }
  .footer-brand{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;}
  .footer-brand img{height:36px; opacity:0.9;}
  .footer-brand span{font-family:var(--serif); font-size:19px; color:var(--white); font-weight:600; line-height:1.25;}
  @media (max-width:400px){ .footer-brand span{font-size:17px;} }
  .footer-tag{color:#A99F8C; font-size:13.5px; max-width:380px; margin-top:12px;}
  .footer-links{display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr); gap:32px;}
  @media (max-width:640px){ .footer-links{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;} }
  .footer-col h4{font-size:12px; letter-spacing:0.08em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--gold); margin-bottom:14px; font-weight:600; font-family:var(--sans);}
  .footer-col a{display:block; font-size:14px; color:#C7BFAC; margin-bottom:10px;}
  .footer-col a:hover{color:var(--white);}
  .footer-offices span{display:block; font-size:14px; color:#C7BFAC; margin-bottom:10px;}
  .footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1); padding-top:24px; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:12px;}
  .footer-bottom p{font-size:12.5px; color:#9C927E;}
  .footer-newsletter{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(300px,400px);
    align-items:start; gap:20px 48px;
    padding:26px 0; border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  }
  @media (max-width:900px){ .footer-newsletter{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:18px;} }
  .footer-newsletter h4{color:var(--white); font-size:15px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:8px; white-space:nowrap;}
  @media (max-width:900px){ .footer-newsletter h4{white-space:normal;} }
  .footer-newsletter p{
    color:#A99F8C; font-size:13px; max-width:none;
    text-align:left; white-space:nowrap;
  }
  @media (max-width:1180px){ .footer-newsletter p{white-space:normal;} }
  .footer-newsletter form{display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:12px; width:100%;}
  .footer-newsletter .sub-row{display:flex; gap:10px; width:100%;}
  .footer-newsletter .sub-row input{flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;}
  .footer-newsletter input[type="email"]{
    padding:11px 16px; border-radius:2px; border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
    color:var(--white); font-size:13.5px; min-width:0;
  }
  .footer-newsletter input[type="email"]::placeholder{color:#9C927E;}
  .footer-newsletter .consent input[type=checkbox]{background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.28);}
  .footer-newsletter .consent input[type=checkbox]:hover{border-color:var(--gold);}
  .footer-newsletter .consent input[type=checkbox]:checked{background:var(--gold); border-color:var(--gold);}
  .footer-newsletter .consent input[type=checkbox]:checked::after{border-color:var(--charcoal);}
  .footer-newsletter .btn{padding:11px 20px; font-size:13.5px;}
  .footer-disclaimer{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1); padding:20px 0;}
  .footer-disclaimer p{font-size:11.5px; line-height:1.7; color:#8C8371;}

  ::selection{background:var(--gold); color:var(--navy-deep);}
  @media (max-width:860px){ }

  /* ===== SECTORS BAND =====
     Full-bleed photo section, matching the reference — a break from the run of light
     sections, with outline icons flipped to render light-on-dark, and a dark scrim
     under the copy for legibility over the photo. */
  .sectors-band{background:var(--charcoal); color:var(--white); position:relative; overflow:hidden;}
  .sectors-bg{position:absolute; inset:0; z-index:0;}
  .sectors-bg img{width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;}
  .sectors-scrim{
    position:absolute; inset:0; z-index:1;
    background:linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(20,18,13,.95) 0%, rgba(20,18,13,.86) 30%, rgba(20,18,13,.6) 60%, rgba(20,18,13,.4) 100%);
  }
  .sectors-band .wrap{position:relative; z-index:2;}
  .sectors-head{
    display:flex; align-items:flex-end; justify-content:space-between; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:16px;
    margin-bottom:40px;
  }
  .sectors-head .eyebrow{color:var(--gold);}
  .sectors-head .eyebrow::before{background:var(--gold);}
  .sectors-head h2{color:var(--white); font-size:clamp(24px,2.8vw,32px);}
  .sectors-link{color:var(--gold); font-weight:700; font-size:14.5px; transition:color .2s;}
  .sectors-link:hover{color:var(--gold-deep);}
  .sectors-list{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr); gap:28px 26px;
    padding-top:32px; border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  }
  @media (max-width:1080px){ .sectors-list{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);} }
  @media (max-width:860px){ .sectors-list{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);} }
  @media (max-width:520px){ .sectors-list{grid-template-columns:1fr;} }
  .sector-item{display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;}
  .sector-item img{width:22px; height:22px; opacity:0.85; filter:brightness(0) invert(1); transition:transform .2s var(--ease), opacity .2s var(--ease);}
  .sector-item span{font-size:14px; font-weight:600; color:var(--cream-2); transition:color .2s var(--ease);}
  .sector-item:hover img{opacity:1; transform:scale(1.12);}
  .sector-item:hover span{color:var(--gold);}

  /* ===== INSIGHTS ===== */
  .insights-head{
    display:flex; align-items:flex-end; justify-content:space-between; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:16px;
    margin-bottom:40px;
  }
  .insights-head h2{font-size:clamp(24px,2.8vw,32px);}
  .insights-grid{display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); gap:28px;}
  @media (max-width:860px){ .insights-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:32px;} }
  .insight-thumb{border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; line-height:0; margin-bottom:16px;}
  .insight-thumb img{width:100%; height:190px; object-fit:cover; display:block; transition:transform .4s var(--ease);}
  .insight-card:hover .insight-thumb img{transform:scale(1.05);}
  .insight-tag{
    font-size:11.5px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:0.08em; text-transform:uppercase;
    color:var(--gold-deep); margin-bottom:8px;
  }
  .insight-card h3{font-size:18px; line-height:1.35; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:10px;}
  .insight-date{font-size:13px; color:var(--slate);}

  /* ===== PRACTICE ICON ===== */
  .practice-num{
    background:var(--cream-1); border-color:var(--cream-3); width:52px; height:52px; border-radius:10px;
  }
  .practice-num img{width:26px; height:26px; opacity:0.85;}
  .practice-card:hover .practice-num{background:var(--navy-deep); border-color:var(--navy-deep);}
  .practice-card:hover .practice-num img{filter:brightness(0) invert(1);}
  @keyframes pulse{0%{transform:scale(0.6); opacity:1;} 100%{transform:scale(1.8); opacity:0;}}
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){ }
  @media (max-width:980px){ }
  @media (max-width:560px){ }
  @media (max-width:640px){ }
  @media (max-width:900px){ }

  /* ===== CAREERS BAND ===== */
  .careers-band{
    display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto; align-items:center; gap:40px;
    padding:32px 36px; background:var(--white); border:1px solid var(--cream-3); border-radius:8px;
  }
  @media (max-width:700px){ .careers-band{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:22px;} }

  /* ===== QUICK ACTIONS (Contact) ===== */
  .quick-actions{display:flex; gap:14px; flex-wrap:wrap; margin-bottom:44px;}
  .qa-chip{
    display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:9px; padding:12px 22px; border-radius:30px;
    border:1px solid var(--cream-3); background:var(--white); color:var(--navy-deep); font-weight:600; font-size:14px;
    transition:all .2s ease;
  }
  .qa-chip:hover{border-color:var(--navy-deep); background:var(--navy-deep); color:var(--white);}