:root{
  --navy: #081B4B;
  --navy-2: #10275E;
  --cyan: #18D6FF;
  --cyan-light: #7FDAFF;
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --off-white: #F8F9FB;
  --divider: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
  --body-text: #D9E2F0;
  --dark-text: #2F3A52;
  --max-width: 1280px;
  --pad-x: 80px;
}

*{ margin:0; padding:0; box-sizing:border-box; }

/* scroll-padding-top keeps anchor jumps (footer deep-links into the
   Practice Areas accordion, the hero's "Explore" button, etc.) clear of
   the fixed header instead of scrolling the target underneath it. */
html{ scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 96px; }

body{
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  background: var(--off-white);
  color: var(--dark-text);
  line-height: 1.5;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img{ max-width: 100%; display:block; }

a{ color:inherit; text-decoration:none; }

.container{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
}

h1,h2,h3,h4{ font-family:'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight:600; }

.eyebrow{
  color: var(--cyan);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.divider-line{
  width: 56px;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--cyan-light));
  border-radius: 2px;
  margin: 24px 0;
}
.divider-line.is-centered{ margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

.btn{
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 15px;
  padding: 16px 28px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 220ms ease-in-out;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.btn-primary{
  background: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--navy);
}
.btn-primary:hover{
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(24,214,255,.45);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn-dark{
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
}
.btn-dark:hover{
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(8,27,75,.35);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn-outline{
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4);
}
.btn-outline:hover{
  border-color: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.btn-outline-dark{
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--navy);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--cyan);
}
.btn-outline-dark:hover{
  background: rgba(24,214,255,.08);
  border-color: var(--navy);
}

.icon-arrow{ width:16px; height:16px; flex-shrink:0; }

/* Prevents grid/flex items from refusing to shrink below their content's
   intrinsic width, which otherwise forces page-wide horizontal overflow. */
.hero-buttons > *,
.about-text > *, .people-inner > *,
.practice-grid > *, .values-grid > *,
.footer-inner > *, .cta-inner > *, .cta-left,
.people-actions > *,
.mission-inner > *, .choose-grid > *, .approach-inner > *,
.reach-inner > *{
  min-width: 0;
}

/* ---------- NAV ---------- */
header{
  width: 100%;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  transition: background-color 320ms ease-in-out, box-shadow 320ms ease-in-out, backdrop-filter 320ms ease-in-out;
}
/* Scrolled state: header stays put (was position:absolute and scrolled away
   with the page) and picks up a solid backdrop so the logo/phone/hamburger
   stay legible over whatever section is now underneath it. Mirrors the
   shrink-on-scroll nav pattern from new.studio. */
header.is-scrolled{
  background-color: rgba(8,27,75,.85);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
}
header .container{
  height: 96px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  transition: height 320ms ease-in-out;
}
header.is-scrolled .container{ height: 72px; }
.logo{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
}
.logo img{
  height: 78px;
  width: auto;
  transition: height 320ms ease-in-out;
}
header.is-scrolled .logo img{ height: 56px; }
.nav-right{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap: 28px;
  transition: gap 320ms ease-in-out;
}
header.is-scrolled .nav-right{ gap: 0; }
.nav-phone{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:10px;
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  max-width: 220px;
  opacity: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: max-width 320ms ease-in-out, opacity 200ms ease-in-out;
}
header.is-scrolled .nav-phone{
  max-width: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.nav-phone svg{ color: var(--cyan); width:18px; height:18px; }

.hamburger{
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 5px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: filter 220ms ease-in-out, transform 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.hamburger:hover{
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(24,214,255,.6));
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.hamburger span{
  display:block;
  width: 22px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--cyan);
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: transform 280ms ease-in-out, opacity 200ms ease-in-out;
}
/* Morphs the three bars into an X when the slide-in menu is open —
   translateY distance is span height (2px) + flex gap (5px) = 7px. */
.hamburger.is-open span:nth-child(1){ transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.hamburger.is-open span:nth-child(2){ opacity: 0; }
.hamburger.is-open span:nth-child(3){ transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* ---------- SLIDE-IN NAV MENU ---------- */
/* UX pattern: hamburger morphs to a close icon, a translucent overlay
   dims the page, and a fixed-width panel slides in from the right
   holding the primary nav, contact details, socials, and legal links —
   modeled on mugenstudio.framer.website's menu, restyled to this site's
   navy/cyan/Playfair system. header's z-index (200) stays above the
   panel (151) so the toggle button is always clickable/visible. */
.nav-menu-overlay{
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(4,14,42,.6);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 400ms ease-in-out;
  z-index: 150;
}
.nav-menu-overlay.is-open{ opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }

.nav-menu{
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; right: 0;
  height: 100vh;
  width: 440px;
  max-width: 100%;
  background: var(--navy);
  z-index: 151;
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: transform 500ms cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.24,1);
  box-shadow: -30px 0 80px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
  overflow-y: auto;
}
.nav-menu.is-open{ transform: translateX(0); }

.nav-menu-inner{
  min-height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 130px 56px 40px;
}
.nav-menu-label{
  display: block;
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.nav-menu-links{
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
.nav-menu-links a{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 38px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.7;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity 420ms ease, transform 420ms ease, color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.nav-menu.is-open .nav-menu-links a{ opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.nav-menu-links a:hover{ color: var(--cyan); }
.nav-menu-links a:nth-child(1){ transition-delay: 90ms, 90ms, 0ms; }
.nav-menu-links a:nth-child(2){ transition-delay: 130ms, 130ms, 0ms; }
.nav-menu-links a:nth-child(3){ transition-delay: 170ms, 170ms, 0ms; }
.nav-menu-links a:nth-child(4){ transition-delay: 210ms, 210ms, 0ms; }
.nav-menu-links a:nth-child(5){ transition-delay: 250ms, 250ms, 0ms; }
.nav-menu-links a:nth-child(6){ transition-delay: 290ms, 290ms, 0ms; }

.nav-menu-contact{
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--divider);
}
.nav-menu-email{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--divider);
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  transition: color 220ms ease-in-out, border-color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.nav-menu-email svg{ width: 18px; height: 18px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.nav-menu-email:hover{ color: var(--cyan); border-color: var(--cyan); }
.nav-menu-phone{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}
.nav-menu-contact .nav-menu-label{ margin-top: 28px; }
.nav-menu-contact .footer-socials{ margin-top: 14px; }

.nav-menu-bottom{
  margin-top: 32px;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--divider);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}
.nav-menu-bottom p{
  color: rgba(217,226,240,.6);
  font-size: 12.5px;
}
.nav-menu-bottom-links{ display: flex; gap: 20px; }
.nav-menu-bottom-links a{
  color: rgba(217,226,240,.6);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  transition: color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.nav-menu-bottom-links a:hover{ color: var(--cyan); }

/* ---------- HERO ---------- */
.hero{
  position: relative;
  min-height: 920px;
  background: url('assets/images/Hero Section Image.png') no-repeat center right / cover;
  overflow: hidden;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
}
.hero-inner{
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 196px var(--pad-x) 0;
  width: 100%;
}
.hero-left{ max-width: 560px; }
.hero-heading{
  font-size: 76px;
  line-height: 1.08;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-top: 18px;
}
.hero-heading .accent{
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--cyan-light));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}
.hero-copy{
  font-size: 21px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.hero-buttons{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap: 36px;
  margin-bottom: 90px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.scroll-indicator{
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 40px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  align-items:center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  z-index: 3;
}
.mouse-icon{
  width: 22px;
  height: 36px;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  border-radius: 12px;
  position: relative;
}
.mouse-icon::after{
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  top:6px; left:50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width:3px; height:7px;
  border-radius:2px;
  background: var(--cyan);
  animation: scrolldot 1.6s infinite ease-in-out;
}
@keyframes scrolldot{
  0%{ opacity:1; transform: translate(-50%,0); }
  60%{ opacity:0; transform: translate(-50%,10px); }
  100%{ opacity:0; transform: translate(-50%,10px); }
}

/* ---------- PRACTICE AREAS ---------- */
.practice{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.section-head{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto 48px;
}
.practice-grid{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 40px;
}
.practice-card{
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
  text-align:center;
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  align-items:center;
  gap: 20px;
  transition: background 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.practice-card:not(:nth-child(5n))::after{
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  top:0; bottom:0;
  right:-20px;
  width:1px;
  background: var(--divider);
}
.practice-card:nth-child(-n+5)::before{
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  left:-20px; right:-20px;
  bottom:-20px;
  height:1px;
  background: var(--divider);
}
.practice-card:hover{ background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); }
.practice-card img.icon{
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  object-fit: contain;
  image-rendering: auto;
  transition: filter 220ms ease-in-out, transform 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.practice-card:hover img.icon{
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(24,214,255,.7)) brightness(1.2);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.practice-card p{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
  transition: color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.practice-card:hover p{ color: var(--cyan); }

/* ---------- ABOUT (homepage teaser) ---------- */
.about{
  display: flex;
  min-height: 560px;
  background: var(--white);
}
.about-text{
  flex: 0 0 46%;
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.about-heading{
  font-size: 52px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.15;
}
.about-copy{
  color: #566080;
  font-size: 17px;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.about-img{
  position: relative;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.about-img img{
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 35%;
}

/* ---------- VALUES ---------- */
.values{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.values-grid{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 40px;
}
.value-card{
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
}
.value-card:not(:last-child)::after{
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  top:0; bottom:0;
  right:-20px;
  width:1px;
  background: var(--divider);
}
.value-card img.icon{
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  object-fit: contain;
  image-rendering: auto;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  transition: filter 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.value-card:hover img.icon{
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 12px rgba(24,214,255,.8)) brightness(1.2);
}
.value-card h3{
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 21px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.value-card p{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 560px;
}

/* ---------- PEOPLE ---------- */
.people{
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.people-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: center;
}
.people-heading{
  font-size: 46px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.people-copy{
  color: #566080;
  font-size: 17px;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.people-actions{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap: 20px;
}
.badge{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:10px;
  color: #6B7690;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.badge-circle{
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--cyan);
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  flex-shrink:0;
}
.badge-circle svg{ width:18px; height:18px; color: var(--cyan); }

.profile-card{
  background: var(--off-white);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(8,27,75,.12);
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.profile-photo{
  width: 46%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.profile-photo img{
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.profile-info{
  padding: 40px 36px;
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  justify-content:center;
}
.profile-info h3{
  font-size: 26px;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.profile-role{
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.profile-info p.bio{
  color: #566080;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.profile-link{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.profile-link svg{ width:20px; height:20px; color:#0A66C2; }
.profile-link span.view{ color: var(--cyan); }

/* ---------- CTA ---------- */
.cta{
  background: var(--navy-2);
  padding: 56px var(--pad-x);
}
.cta-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:space-between;
  gap: 40px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.cta-left{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap: 24px;
}
.cta-left svg{
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  color: var(--cyan);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.cta-left h2{
  font-size: 30px;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.cta-left p{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 15px;
}

/* ---------- FOOTER ---------- */
footer{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 64px var(--pad-x) 32px;
}
.footer-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1.2fr;
  gap: 32px;
  padding-bottom: 48px;
}
.footer-logo{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.footer-logo img{
  height: 62px;
  width: auto;
}
.footer-col p{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 260px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.footer-socials{
  display:flex;
  gap: 14px;
}
.footer-socials a{
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid var(--divider);
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  color: var(--white);
  transition: all 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.footer-socials a:hover{
  border-color: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--cyan);
}
.footer-socials svg{ width:16px; height:16px; }

.footer-col h4{
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.footer-col ul{ list-style:none; display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:14px; }
.footer-col ul a{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  transition: color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.footer-col ul a:hover{ color: var(--cyan); }

.footer-contact p{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.footer-contact .btn-outline{
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.footer-bottom{
  border-top: 1px solid var(--divider);
  padding: 24px 0 0;
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
}
.footer-bottom p{
  color: rgba(217,226,240,.6);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  letter-spacing: .03em;
}
.footer-bottom-links{
  display:flex;
  gap: 26px;
}
.footer-bottom-links a{
  color: rgba(217,226,240,.6);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  transition: color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.footer-bottom-links a:hover{ color: var(--cyan); }

/* ---------- ABOUT PAGE ---------- */

/* Editorial intro — shorter, more compact than the homepage hero */
.intro{
  position: relative;
  min-height: 560px;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 100% at 15% 100%, #0d2260 0%, var(--navy) 55%, #061539 100%);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.intro-inner{
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 176px var(--pad-x) 64px;
  width: 100%;
}
.intro-left{ max-width: 640px; }
.intro-heading{
  font-size: 54px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-top: 18px;
}
.intro-heading .accent{
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--cyan-light));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}
.intro-copy{
  font-size: 18px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
  max-width: 560px;
}

/* Page-specific hero accent graphics: transparent PNG art layered over the
   standard navy gradient, right-aligned like a floating emblem. Desktop only —
   reverts to the plain gradient at the same breakpoint the homepage .hero uses. */
.intro.has-bg-gavel{
  background:
    url('assets/images/gavel-hero.png') no-repeat right 0 bottom -6% / 34% auto,
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 15% 100%, #0d2260 0%, var(--navy) 55%, #061539 100%);
}
.intro.has-bg-scales{
  background:
    url('assets/images/scales-hero.png') no-repeat right 6% top 90px / 28% auto,
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 15% 100%, #0d2260 0%, var(--navy) 55%, #061539 100%);
}
.intro.has-bg-wig{
  background:
    url('assets/images/wig-hero.png') no-repeat right 6% center / 26% auto,
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 15% 100%, #0d2260 0%, var(--navy) 55%, #061539 100%);
}
.intro.has-bg-columns{
  background:
    url('assets/images/columns-hero.png') no-repeat right 6% center / 26% auto,
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 15% 100%, #0d2260 0%, var(--navy) 55%, #061539 100%);
}

/* Full-width photo break between intro and mission */
.photo-break{
  height: 460px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.photo-break img{
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 30%;
}

/* Our Mission — narrow label column + large statement column */
.mission{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.mission-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 280px) 1fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: start;
}
.mission-statement{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 34px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--white);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.mission-statement .accent{
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--cyan-light));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

/* Why Clients Choose Us — full-bleed photo + 3-card grid, middle card highlighted */
.choose{
  display: flex;
  min-height: 640px;
  background: var(--off-white);
}
.choose-photo{
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 46%;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.choose-photo img{
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.choose-text{
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 100px var(--pad-x);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}
.choose-head{ max-width: 640px; margin-bottom: 40px; }
.choose-heading{
  font-size: 40px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.choose-grid{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
}
.choose-card{
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 28px 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(8,27,75,.08);
  transition: transform 220ms ease-in-out, box-shadow 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.choose-card:hover{
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(8,27,75,.14);
}
.choose-card.is-highlight{
  background: var(--navy);
}
.choose-card img.icon{
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  object-fit: contain;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.choose-card h3{
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.choose-card.is-highlight h3{ color: var(--white); }
.choose-card p{
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.choose-card.is-highlight p{ color: var(--body-text); }

/* Our People spotlight (About page variant) — full-bleed split, reused by
   people-careers.html's Our People / Our Clientele / Our Work Environment.
   Photo-left vs. photo-right is decided by markup order (which div comes
   first), not a CSS order trick — see design.md §15. */
.people-spotlight{ background: var(--white); }
.spotlight-inner{
  display: flex;
  min-height: 560px;
}
/* Sized by position, not by which class comes first — so the text/photo
   seam sits at the same 46% line whether the photo is on the left or the
   right, matching .about-text/.partner-spotlight-text across the site. */
.spotlight-inner > *:first-child{ flex: 0 0 46%; min-width: 0; }
.spotlight-inner > *:last-child{ flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.spotlight-text{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.spotlight-photo{
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.spotlight-photo img{
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 25%;
}
.spotlight-heading{
  font-size: 44px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.spotlight-copy{
  color: #566080;
  font-size: 17px;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.spotlight-label{
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  display: block;
}

/* Our History timeline band */
.history{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 100px var(--pad-x);
}
.history-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.history-copy{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 17px;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}
.timeline{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
}
.timeline-year{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 40px;
  color: var(--white);
  font-weight: 600;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.timeline-track{
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--divider);
  position: relative;
}
.timeline-track::before, .timeline-track::after{
  content:'';
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--cyan);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.timeline-track::before{ left: 0; }
.timeline-track::after{ right: 0; }

/* Our Approach — abstract CSS shape composition + numbered steps */
.approach{
  background: var(--off-white);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.approach-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: center;
}
.approach-heading{
  font-size: 44px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.approach-copy{
  color: #566080;
  font-size: 17px;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.approach-steps{
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 28px;
}
.approach-step{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
}
.approach-step .step-num{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--cyan);
}
.approach-step h4{
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.approach-step p{
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.approach-visual{
  position: relative;
  height: 420px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-2) 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.approach-visual .shape{
  position: absolute;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
}
.approach-visual .shape-sphere{
  width: 160px; height: 160px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, var(--cyan-light), var(--cyan) 45%, var(--navy-2) 100%);
  top: 48px; left: 48px;
}
.approach-visual .shape-cube{
  width: 130px; height: 130px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eef3f9, #c7d4e6);
  border-radius: 10px;
  transform: rotate(18deg);
  bottom: 56px; left: 96px;
}
.approach-visual .shape-pyramid{
  width: 0; height: 0;
  border-left: 90px solid transparent;
  border-right: 90px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 150px solid var(--cyan-light);
  top: 90px; right: 40px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 20px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.3));
}

/* Global Presence & Reach — stat row */
.reach{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 100px var(--pad-x);
}
.reach-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: center;
}
.reach-copy{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 17px;
  max-width: 480px;
}
.reach-stats{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
}
.reach-stat{
  text-align: left;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--divider);
  padding-left: 24px;
}
.reach-stat .stat-num{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 44px;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: block;
}
.reach-stat .stat-label{
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--body-text);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
}

/* ---------- PRACTICE AREAS PAGE ---------- */

/* Why work with our practice groups — two equal cards + centered CTA */
.pa-why{
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.pa-why-head{
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
  text-align: center;
}
.pa-why-head .eyebrow{ display:block; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.pa-why-heading{
  font-size: 44px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.pa-why-grid{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
}
.pa-why-card{
  background: var(--off-white);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 48px 40px;
  transition: transform 220ms ease-in-out, box-shadow 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.pa-why-card:hover{
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.pa-why-card img.icon{
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  object-fit: contain;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.pa-why-card h3{
  font-size: 23px;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.pa-why-card p{
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.pa-why-cta{
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 48px;
}

/* Practice areas accordion — collapsed row + expanded profile card */
.pa-list{
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.pa-list-head{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
}
.pa-accordion{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.pa-item{
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.pa-row{
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 30px 4px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  font-family: inherit;
  transition: background 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.pa-row:hover{ background: rgba(8,27,75,.02); }
.pa-row-num{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--cyan);
  width: 30px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.pa-row-title{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  flex: 1;
}
.pa-row-icon{
  position: relative;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(8,27,75,.15);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: background 220ms ease-in-out, border-color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.pa-row-icon::before, .pa-row-icon::after{
  content:'';
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  background: var(--navy);
  transition: transform 260ms ease-in-out;
}
.pa-row-icon::before{ width:14px; height:2px; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); }
.pa-row-icon::after{ width:2px; height:14px; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); }
.pa-item.is-open .pa-row-icon{ background: var(--cyan); border-color: var(--cyan); }
.pa-item.is-open .pa-row-icon::after{ transform: translate(-50%,-50%) rotate(90deg) scaleY(0); }
.pa-panel{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  transition: grid-template-rows 420ms cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.24,1);
}
.pa-item.is-open .pa-panel{ grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.pa-panel-inner{ overflow: hidden; }
.pa-card{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 400px 1fr;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.pa-card-image{
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.pa-card-image img{
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.pa-card-content{
  padding: 8px 4px 48px 0;
}
.pa-card-content h3{
  font-size: 32px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.pa-card-intro{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.pa-card-intro p{
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.pa-services-label{
  display: block;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 32px 0 8px;
}
.pa-services{
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.pa-service{
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.pa-service h4{
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.pa-service p{
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.pa-download{
  margin-top: 32px;
}
.icon-download{ width:16px; height:16px; flex-shrink:0; }

/* Practice group benefits — 4-card row, first card highlighted */
.pa-benefits{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.pa-benefits-head{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto 48px;
}
.pa-benefits-grid{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
}
.pa-benefit-card{
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--divider);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 32px 26px;
  transition: transform 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.pa-benefit-card:hover{ transform: translateY(-4px); }
.pa-benefit-card.is-highlight{
  background: var(--cyan);
  border-color: transparent;
}
.pa-benefit-card img.icon{
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  object-fit: contain;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.pa-benefit-card h3{
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.pa-benefit-card.is-highlight h3{ color: var(--navy); }
.pa-benefit-card p{
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--body-text);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.pa-benefit-card.is-highlight p{ color: rgba(8,27,75,.75); }

/* ---------- PEOPLE & CAREERS PAGE ---------- */
.pc-people{ background: var(--white); }
.pc-clientele{ background: var(--navy); }
.pc-work{ background: var(--off-white); }
.spotlight-heading.is-white{ color: var(--white); }
.spotlight-copy.is-on-navy{ color: var(--body-text); }

/* Profile card becomes a full-card link on the homepage teaser — add the
   hover affordance in one place. */
.profile-card{
  cursor: pointer;
  max-width: 720px;
  transition: transform 220ms ease-in-out, box-shadow 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.profile-card:hover{
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(8,27,75,.18);
}
.profile-email{
  display: block;
  color: #566080;
  font-size: 13px;
  margin: -8px 0 16px;
}

/* Managing Partner spotlight — full-bleed split (photo half + text half),
   modeled on a reference "About Us" hero layout. Sits directly after
   .pc-people with the same white background: it reads as a continuation
   of that section rather than its own alternating block, since the large
   photo half (not a flat color) already carries the visual weight a navy
   section would — see design.md §15 for the reasoning. */
.partner-spotlight{
  display: flex;
  min-height: 640px;
  background: var(--white);
}
.partner-spotlight-text{
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 46%;
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 80px var(--pad-x);
}
.partner-spotlight-text-inner{ max-width: 480px; }
.partner-spotlight-heading{
  font-size: 40px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-top: 18px;
}
.partner-spotlight-copy{
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.partner-spotlight-actions{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.partner-spotlight-photo{
  position: relative;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
}
.partner-spotlight-photo img{
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 20%;
}
.partner-spotlight-photo::after{
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(8,27,75,.8) 0%, rgba(8,27,75,0) 40%);
}
.partner-spotlight-caption{
  position: absolute;
  left: 40px;
  bottom: 40px;
  z-index: 2;
}
.partner-spotlight-caption .name{
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.partner-spotlight-caption .role{
  display: block;
  color: var(--cyan-light);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* ---------- PARTNER PROFILE PAGE ---------- */
.profile-hero{
  display: flex;
  min-height: 560px;
  background: var(--navy);
}
.profile-hero-photo{
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 42%;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.profile-hero-photo img{
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 20%;
}
.profile-hero-photo::after{
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,27,75,.55) 0%, rgba(8,27,75,0) 45%);
}
.profile-hero-info{
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 96px var(--pad-x) 64px;
}
.profile-hero-info-inner{ max-width: 480px; }
.profile-hero-name{
  font-size: 44px;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.profile-hero-role{
  color: var(--cyan);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.profile-bio{
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 100px var(--pad-x);
}
.profile-bio-inner{
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.profile-bio-inner h2{
  font-size: 32px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.profile-bio-inner p{
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.profile-experience{ margin-top: 56px; }
.profile-experience .eyebrow{ display: block; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.profile-experience ul{
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.profile-experience li{
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: #566080;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.profile-experience li:last-child{ border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1); }

.profile-contact{
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding-top: 48px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.profile-contact h3{
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.profile-contact-grid{
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
  max-width: 520px;
}
.profile-contact-item .label{
  display: block;
  color: var(--cyan);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.profile-contact-item p{
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 15.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ---------- CONTACT PAGE ---------- */
/* Editorial hero — off-white, not navy, unlike every other page's hero.
   A deliberate one-page exception for a lighter, "reach out to us" tone;
   see design.md §16. */
.ct-hero{
  background: var(--navy);
}
.ct-hero-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 176px var(--pad-x) 96px;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 64px;
}
.ct-hero-left{ flex: 0 0 38%; min-width: 0; }
.ct-hero-heading{
  font-size: 54px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-top: 16px;
}
.ct-hero-copy{
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 460px;
  margin: 24px 0 40px;
}
.ct-contact-card{
  background: var(--navy-2);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 40px;
  max-width: 420px;
}
.ct-contact-row{ display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
.ct-contact-row + .ct-contact-row{ margin-top: 28px; }
.ct-contact-row svg{
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  color: var(--cyan);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-top: 2px;
}
.ct-contact-row-label{
  display: block;
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.ct-contact-row-value{ color: var(--white); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.5; }
.ct-contact-row a.ct-contact-row-value{ transition: color 220ms ease-in-out; }
.ct-contact-row a.ct-contact-row-value:hover{ color: var(--cyan); }

/* World map — real asset (assets/images/Map of the world SDB.png), a
   dotted vector-style map with two navy markers already baked in over
   West Africa. A small CSS pulse ring is overlaid in the same spot as
   the primary (Lagos) marker for subtle motion — the marker pixels
   themselves are flattened into the image and can't animate on their
   own. See design.md §16 for the exact coordinate math. */
.ct-hero-map{ position: relative; flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.ct-hero-map img{ width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.ct-map-pulse{
  position: absolute;
  left: 44.3%;
  top: 52.3%;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  margin: -7px 0 0 -7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--cyan);
  opacity: .55;
  transform-origin: center;
  animation: ctMapPulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
}
@keyframes ctMapPulse{
  0%{ transform: scale(1); opacity: .55; }
  100%{ transform: scale(3); opacity: 0; }
}

/* Floating form + offices card pair — overlaps the bottom of the hero
   slightly (negative margin) for the "floating panel" effect. */
.ct-panels{
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x) 120px;
}
.ct-panels-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: -64px auto 0;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(8,27,75,.14);
}
.ct-form-panel{
  background: var(--off-white);
  padding: 64px;
  min-width: 0;
}
.ct-panel-heading{
  font-size: 30px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.ct-panel-heading.is-white{ color: var(--white); }
.ct-field{
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 32px;
}
.ct-field label{
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #777777;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.ct-field input, .ct-field textarea{
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #202020;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.15);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 10px 2px;
  transition: border-color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.ct-field input:focus, .ct-field textarea:focus{
  outline: none;
  border-bottom-color: var(--cyan);
}
.ct-field textarea{ resize: vertical; min-height: 96px; }
.ct-form-submit{
  margin-top: 40px;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.ct-offices-panel{
  position: relative;
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 64px;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ct-offices-photo{
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: .22;
}
.ct-offices-panel::after{
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,27,75,.4), var(--navy) 85%);
}
.ct-offices-panel-content{ position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.ct-office{ padding: 20px 0; }
.ct-office:first-of-type{ padding-top: 8px; }
.ct-office + .ct-office{ border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); }
.ct-office h3{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.ct-office h3 svg{ width: 16px; height: 16px; color: var(--cyan); flex-shrink: 0; }
.ct-office p{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.ct-cta{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
  text-align: center;
}
.ct-cta-inner{ max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; }
.ct-cta-heading{
  font-size: 44px;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.ct-cta-copy{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 17px;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* ---------- NEWS & INSIGHTS LISTING ---------- */
.ni-list{
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 120px var(--pad-x);
}
.ni-list-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.ni-item{
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 40px;
  padding: 36px 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.1);
  transition: background 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.ni-item:hover{ background: rgba(8,27,75,.02); }
.ni-date{
  flex: 0 0 130px;
  color: #8992A8;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding-top: 6px;
}
.ni-content{ flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.ni-tag{
  display: block;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.ni-content h3{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  transition: color 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.ni-item:hover .ni-content h3{ color: var(--cyan-light); }
.ni-content p{
  color: #566080;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 640px;
}
.ni-read-more{
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.ni-read-more svg{ width: 14px; height: 14px; transition: transform 220ms ease-in-out; }
.ni-item:hover .ni-read-more svg{ transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ---------- SINGLE INSIGHT ARTICLE ---------- */
.ia-hero{
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 176px var(--pad-x) 64px;
  text-align: center;
}
.ia-hero-inner{ max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }
.ia-tag{
  display: block;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.ia-title{
  font-size: 46px;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-top: 16px;
}
.ia-dek{
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
.ia-meta{
  color: var(--body-text);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  margin-top: 24px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.ia-hero-image{ height: 460px; overflow: hidden; }
.ia-hero-image img{ width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

.ia-body{
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 96px var(--pad-x) 120px;
}
.ia-body-inner{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 96px 1fr 280px;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: start;
}
.ia-social{
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
  position: sticky;
  top: 120px;
}
.ia-social a{
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(8,27,75,.15);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: var(--navy);
  transition: all 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.ia-social a svg{ width: 16px; height: 16px; }
.ia-social a:hover{
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  border-color: var(--navy);
}
.ia-content{ min-width: 0; }
.ia-content h2{
  font-size: 26px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 40px 0 16px;
}
.ia-content h2:first-child{ margin-top: 0; }
.ia-content p{
  font-size: 16.5px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: #414D68;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.ia-author-card{
  background: var(--off-white);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 32px;
  position: sticky;
  top: 120px;
}
.ia-author-card img{
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.ia-author-card h4{ font-size: 16px; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 4px; }
.ia-author-card .role{
  display: block;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.ia-author-card p{ font-size: 13.5px; color: #566080; line-height: 1.6; }

.ia-related{
  background: var(--off-white);
  padding: 96px var(--pad-x);
}
.ia-related-head{ max-width: var(--max-width); margin: 0 auto 48px; }
.ia-related-grid{
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
}
.ia-related-card{
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 220ms ease-in-out, box-shadow 220ms ease-in-out;
}
.ia-related-card:hover{
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(8,27,75,.1);
}
.ia-related-card img{ width: 100%; height: 180px; object-fit: cover; }
.ia-related-card-body{ padding: 24px; }
.ia-related-card .ni-tag{ margin-bottom: 10px; }
.ia-related-card h3{
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

/* ---------- SCROLL REVEAL ---------- */
/* Single-fire fade-and-lift on scroll entry. Restrained on purpose:
   no scale, no bounce — just opacity + a small upward drift, matching
   the site's existing lift/glow hover language. */
.reveal{
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity .8s cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.24,1),
              transform .8s cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.24,1);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
.reveal.is-visible{
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
/* Card grids: each direct child gets a small incremental delay for a
   gentle cascade instead of popping in all at once. --i is set via JS. */
.reveal-stagger > *{
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity .7s cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.24,1),
              transform .7s cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.24,1);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 70ms);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
.reveal-stagger.is-visible > *{
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Hero content fades/lifts in once on page load (it's visible immediately,
   never needs a scroll trigger). */
.hero-left, .intro-left{
  animation: heroReveal .9s cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.24,1) both;
  animation-delay: .15s;
}
@keyframes heroReveal{
  from{ opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
  to{ opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  .reveal, .reveal-stagger > *, .hero-left, .intro-left{
    transition: none !important;
    animation: none !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
  .nav-menu, .nav-menu-overlay, .nav-menu-links a, .hamburger span{
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

/* ---------- RESPONSIVE ---------- */

/* Laptops (1280px and below) */
@media (max-width: 1280px){
  :root{ --pad-x: 64px; }
}

/* Small laptops / tablet landscape (1024px and below) */
@media (max-width: 1024px){
  :root{ --pad-x: 48px; }
  .hero-heading{ font-size: 56px; }
  .hero-inner{ padding-top: 170px; }
  /* Lady Justice image is desktop-only: replaced with a plain gradient below this width */
  .hero{
    min-height: 760px;
    background: radial-gradient(120% 100% at 20% 100%, #0d2260 0%, var(--navy) 55%, #061539 100%);
  }
  .people-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .profile-card{ margin-top: 8px; flex-direction: column; }
  .profile-photo{ width: 100%; height: 360px; }
  .footer-inner{ grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); row-gap: 40px; }

  .about{ flex-direction: column; min-height: auto; }
  .about-text{ flex: none; padding: 64px var(--pad-x) 48px; }
  .about-img{ flex: none; height: 420px; }

  .intro{ min-height: 480px; }
  /* Hero accent graphics are desktop-only: replaced with a plain gradient below this width */
  .intro.has-bg-gavel,
  .intro.has-bg-scales,
  .intro.has-bg-wig,
  .intro.has-bg-columns{
    background: radial-gradient(120% 100% at 15% 100%, #0d2260 0%, var(--navy) 55%, #061539 100%);
  }
  .intro-inner{ padding-top: 150px; }
  .intro-heading{ font-size: 44px; }
  .photo-break{ height: 360px; }
  .mission-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .mission-statement{ font-size: 28px; }
  .choose{ flex-direction: column; min-height: auto; }
  .choose-photo{ flex: none; height: 320px; }
  .choose-text{ padding: 56px var(--pad-x) 64px; }
  .choose-grid{ grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }
  .spotlight-inner{ flex-direction: column; min-height: auto; }
  .spotlight-inner > *:first-child, .spotlight-inner > *:last-child{ flex: none; }
  .spotlight-text{ padding: 64px var(--pad-x) 48px; }
  .spotlight-photo{ height: 380px; }
  .approach-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .approach-visual{ order: -1; height: 320px; }
  .reach-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }

  .pa-why-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pa-card{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .pa-card-image{ height: 380px; }
  .pa-benefits-grid{ grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); gap: 20px; }

  .profile-hero{ flex-direction: column; min-height: auto; }
  .profile-hero-photo{ flex: none; height: 360px; }
  .profile-hero-info{ padding: 40px var(--pad-x) 56px; }
  .profile-hero-info-inner{ max-width: none; }
  .profile-contact-grid{ grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }

  .partner-spotlight{ flex-direction: column; min-height: auto; }
  .partner-spotlight-text{ flex: none; padding: 64px var(--pad-x) 48px; }
  .partner-spotlight-text-inner{ max-width: none; }
  .partner-spotlight-photo{ flex: none; height: 420px; }

  .ct-hero-inner{ padding: 150px var(--pad-x) 72px; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 48px; }
  .ct-hero-left{ flex: none; }
  .ct-hero-heading{ font-size: 44px; }
  .ct-contact-card{ max-width: none; }
  .ct-panels-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: -40px; }
  .ct-form-panel, .ct-offices-panel{ padding: 48px; }

  .ni-item{ flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 40px; }
  .ni-date{ flex: 0 0 100%; padding-top: 0; }
  .ni-read-more{ padding-top: 0; }

  .ia-title{ font-size: 38px; }
  .ia-hero-image{ height: 380px; }
  .ia-body-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .ia-social{ position: static; flex-direction: row; }
  .ia-author-card{ position: static; }
  .ia-related-grid{ grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }
}

/* Tablets / large phones (768px and below) */
@media (max-width: 768px){
  :root{ --pad-x: 32px; }
  .nav-menu-inner{ padding: 110px 40px 32px; }
  .nav-menu-links a{ font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.6; }
  .hero{ min-height: 680px; }
  .hero-heading{ font-size: 42px; }
  .hero-inner{ padding-top: 140px; }
  .hero-copy{ font-size: 18px; }
  .hero-buttons{ margin-bottom: 60px; gap: 24px; }
  .practice, .values, .people{ padding: 90px var(--pad-x); }
  .practice-grid{ grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); gap: 32px; }
  .values-grid{ grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); gap: 32px; row-gap: 40px; }
  .footer-inner{ grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }
  .practice-card::after, .practice-card::before,
  .value-card::after{ display:none; }
  .about-heading{ font-size: 40px; }
  .people-heading{ font-size: 36px; }
  .about-img{ height: 340px; }
  .about-text{ padding: 56px var(--pad-x) 40px; }
  .cta-inner{ flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .cta-left{ align-items: flex-start; }

  .intro-heading{ font-size: 36px; }
  .photo-break{ height: 280px; }
  .mission, .people-spotlight, .approach{ padding: 80px var(--pad-x); }
  .history, .reach{ padding: 72px var(--pad-x); }
  .mission-statement{ font-size: 24px; }
  .choose-text{ padding: 48px var(--pad-x) 56px; }
  .choose-heading{ font-size: 34px; }
  .choose-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .choose-photo{ height: 240px; }
  .spotlight-text{ padding: 48px var(--pad-x) 56px; }
  .spotlight-heading{ font-size: 34px; }
  .spotlight-photo{ height: 320px; }
  .timeline-year{ font-size: 30px; }
  .approach-heading{ font-size: 34px; }
  .approach-visual{ height: 260px; }
  .reach-stats{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }

  .pa-why, .pa-list, .pa-benefits{ padding: 80px var(--pad-x); }
  .pa-why-heading{ font-size: 32px; }
  .pa-row-title{ font-size: 20px; }
  .pa-card-intro{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pa-benefits-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .profile-hero-photo{ height: 300px; }
  .profile-hero-name{ font-size: 34px; }
  .profile-bio{ padding: 72px var(--pad-x); }
  .profile-bio-inner h2{ font-size: 28px; }

  .partner-spotlight-heading{ font-size: 32px; }
  .partner-spotlight-photo{ height: 340px; }

  .ct-hero-heading{ font-size: 36px; }
  .ct-panels{ padding: 0 var(--pad-x) 80px; }
  .ct-panel-heading{ font-size: 26px; }
  .ct-cta{ padding: 80px var(--pad-x); }
  .ct-cta-heading{ font-size: 34px; }

  .ni-list{ padding: 80px var(--pad-x); }
  .ia-hero{ padding: 140px var(--pad-x) 56px; }
  .ia-title{ font-size: 32px; }
  .ia-body{ padding: 64px var(--pad-x) 80px; }
  .ia-related{ padding: 80px var(--pad-x); }
  .ia-related-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Phones (640px and below) */
@media (max-width: 640px){
  header .container{ height: 76px; }
  .logo img{ height: 48px; }
  .nav-phone{ display: none; }
  .nav-right{ gap: 16px; }
  .nav-menu-inner{ padding: 96px 28px 28px; }
  .nav-menu-links a{ font-size: 28px; }
  .nav-menu-email{ font-size: 20px; }
  .hero{ min-height: 620px; }
  .hero-inner{ padding-top: 110px; }
  .hero-heading{ font-size: 36px; }
  .hero-copy{ font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .hero-buttons{ gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .scroll-indicator{ display: none; }
  .about-heading{ font-size: 34px; }
  .people-heading{ font-size: 30px; }
  .value-card h3{ font-size: 19px; }
  .profile-info{ padding: 28px 24px; }
  .people-actions{ flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: 16px; }
  .cta-left{ flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px; }
  .cta-inner .btn{ width: 100%; justify-content: center; }

  .intro{ min-height: 520px; }
  .intro-inner{ padding-top: 100px; }
  .intro-heading{ font-size: 30px; }
  .timeline{ flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }
  .timeline-track{ width: 100%; }

  .pa-why-card{ padding: 36px 28px; }
  .pa-row{ gap: 14px; padding: 22px 0; }
  .pa-row-num{ display: none; }
  .pa-row-title{ font-size: 17px; }
  .pa-card-image{ height: 260px; }
  .pa-card-content h3{ font-size: 26px; }

  .profile-hero-photo{ height: 260px; }
  .profile-hero-name{ font-size: 28px; }
  .profile-contact-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .partner-spotlight-heading{ font-size: 28px; }
  .partner-spotlight-photo{ height: 300px; }
  .partner-spotlight-actions{ flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .partner-spotlight-actions .btn{ justify-content: center; }

  .ct-hero-inner{ padding-top: 100px; }
  .ct-hero-heading{ font-size: 30px; }
  .ct-contact-card{ padding: 32px; }
  .ct-form-panel, .ct-offices-panel{ padding: 40px; }

  .ia-hero{ padding: 110px var(--pad-x) 48px; }
  .ia-hero-image{ height: 260px; }
  .ia-dek{ font-size: 16px; }
  .ni-item{ padding: 28px 4px; }
  .ni-content h3{ font-size: 20px; }
}

/* Small phones (480px and below) */
@media (max-width: 480px){
  :root{ --pad-x: 24px; }
  .hero{ min-height: 580px; }
  .hero-heading{ font-size: 32px; }
  .hero-buttons{ flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .practice, .values, .people{ padding: 72px var(--pad-x); }
  .practice-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .values-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; row-gap: 36px; }
  .footer-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .about-text{ padding: 48px var(--pad-x) 32px; }
  .about-img{ height: 260px; }
  .profile-photo{ height: 280px; }
  .footer-bottom{ flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; }

  .ct-contact-card{ padding: 28px 24px; }
  .ct-form-panel, .ct-offices-panel{ padding: 32px; }
}