:root {
    --navy: #416283;
    --blue-mid: #4B7397;
    --footer-blue: #416283;
    --accent-line: #B9CCD9;
    --nav-height: 92px;
    --content-max-width: 1500px;
  }

  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; font-size: 20px; }
  body {
    font-family: 'Aptos', 'Calibri', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #2a2a2a;
    background: #fff;
  }
  p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #333; margin-bottom: 14px; }

  /* TOP ACCENT BAR */
  .top-bar {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 3px; background: var(--navy); z-index: 1001;
  }

  /* NAV */
  nav {
    position: fixed; top: 3px; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 1000; height: var(--nav-height);
    background: var(--navy);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 0 48px;
  }
  .nav-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; text-decoration: none; }
  .nav-logo-img { height: 48px; width: auto; }
  .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 44px; list-style: none; }
  .nav-links a {
    font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.92;
    transition: opacity 0.2s; padding-bottom: 2px;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover { opacity: 1; border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.7); }

  /* STICKY SECTION HEADER */
  .section-sticky-header {
    position: sticky; top: calc(var(--nav-height) + 3px);
    z-index: 100; background: #fff;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
    padding: 18px max(80px, calc((100vw - var(--content-max-width)) / 2 + 80px)) 14px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .section-sticky-header h2 {
    font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-transform: none;
  }

  /* SCROLL OFFSET FIX */
  section[id], div[id] { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--nav-height) + 3px); }
  section { padding-top: 20px; }

  /* HERO */
  #hero {
    position: relative; height: 100vh; min-height: 560px;
    overflow: hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  .hero-bg {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: url('images/hero-bg.jpg') center center / cover no-repeat;
  }
  .hero-overlay {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: none;
  }
  .hero-content {
    position: relative; z-index: 2;
    text-align: center; padding: 0 40px;
    opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px) scale(0.98);
    animation: heroFadeIn 1s ease-out 0.5s forwards;
  }
  @keyframes heroFadeIn {
    0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px) scale(0.95); }
    50% { opacity: 0.7; }
    100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
  }
  .hero-content h1 {
    animation: heroTextBreathe 3s ease-in-out 1.6s infinite;
  }
  @keyframes heroTextBreathe {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
    50% { opacity: 0.92; }
  }
  .hero-content h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3.375rem);
    color: var(--navy); line-height: 1.2;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
  }
  .hero-content h1 strong { font-weight: 700; }
  .hero-content h1 em { font-weight: 300; font-style: italic; color: var(--navy); }

  /* THE FIRM */
  #firm { border-left: 4px solid var(--navy); padding-left: 0; }
  .firm-body {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 140px; justify-content: center;
    padding: 0 80px; max-width: var(--content-max-width); margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .firm-text { flex: 0 1 auto; max-width: 600px; }
  .firm-subtitle { font-size: 1.50rem; font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: 0; margin-left: 40px; }
  .firm-tagline { font-size: 1.35rem; font-style: italic; color: #888; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.25; margin-left: 80px; }
  .firm-bullets { list-style: none; margin-top: 32px; margin-bottom: 40px; padding-left: 0; margin-left: 120px; }
  .firm-bullets li { font-size: 1rem; color: #333; padding: 8px 0 8px 28px; position: relative; line-height: 1.5; }
  .firm-bullets li::before {
    content: '■'; position: absolute; left: 0;
    color: var(--navy); font-size: 0.50rem; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
  .firm-legal { font-size: 1rem; font-style: italic; color: #666; line-height: 1.6; margin-left: 80px; }
  .firm-image { flex: 0 0 auto; max-width: 500px; }
  .firm-image img { width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; border-radius: 0; }

  /* LEADERSHIP */
  #leadership { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; }
  .section-sticky-header h2 { position: relative; padding-left: 0; }
  .lead-subtitle { padding: 0 80px 40px 80px; max-width: var(--content-max-width); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  .lead-subtitle .sub-title-main { font-size: 1.50rem; font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 40px; }
  .lead-subtitle .sub-desc { font-size: 1.35rem; font-style: italic; color: #888; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.25; margin-left: 80px; }
  .bio-block {
    display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 48px;
    padding: 0 80px 60px 40px;
    position: relative;
    margin-left: max(120px, calc((100vw - var(--content-max-width)) / 2 + 120px));
    margin-right: auto;
    max-width: calc(var(--content-max-width) - 120px);
  }
  .bio-block::before {
    display: none;
  }
  .bio-block + .bio-block { margin-top: 40px; }
  .bio-photo-col { flex: 0 0 auto; text-align: left; }
  .bio-photo-col img { width: 150px; height: auto; object-fit: contain; border-radius: 0; }
  .bio-photo-col .bio-name { font-size: 0.82rem; color: #555; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; line-height: 1.25; text-align: left; font-weight: 500; }
  .bio-linkedin { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 600; color: #0077b5; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s; }
  .bio-linkedin:hover { color: #004d7a; text-decoration: underline; }
  .bio-text { flex: 1; }
  .bio-text p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.4; color: #333; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .bio-text p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .bio-text strong { font-weight: 700; color: #2a2a2a; }

  /* DIVIDER IMAGE */
  .section-divider-image {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;
    text-align: center;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .section-divider-image img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: var(--content-max-width);
    aspect-ratio: 1277 / 286.5;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: fill;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  /* APPROACH — CARD GRID */
  .approach-body { padding: 40px 80px; max-width: var(--content-max-width); margin: 0 auto; }
  .approach-intro { margin-bottom: 40px; }
  .approach-tagline { font-size: 1.50rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 40px; }
  .approach-sub { font-size: 1.35rem; font-style: italic; color: #888; line-height: 1.6; margin-left: 80px; }
  .approach-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: auto auto; gap: 20px;
  }
  .approach-card {
    background: #eef2f7; border-top: 3px solid var(--blue-mid);
    padding: 24px 24px 20px; border-radius: 2px;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
  }
  .approach-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.10); }
  .approach-card.center { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1 / 3; }
  .approach-card h3 {
    font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .approach-card p { font-size: 1.06rem; line-height: 1.45; color: #555; }
  .approach-card .investor-list {
    margin-top: 16px; font-size: 1rem; font-style: italic;
    color: #666; line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;
  }

  /* CONTACT */
  .contact-inner {
    position: relative; height: 380px; overflow: hidden;
    display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: center; padding-top: 80px;
  }
  .contact-bg {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: url('images/about-hero-bg.jpg') center center / cover no-repeat;
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .contact-details { position: relative; z-index: 2; text-align: center; }
  .contact-email-row {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 14px;
  }
  .contact-email-row img { width: 32px; height: 25px; object-fit: contain; }
  .contact-email-row a {
    font-size: 1.38rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy);
    text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
  }
  .contact-email-row a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

  /* FOOTER */
  footer {
    background: var(--navy); padding: 18px 48px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px;
  }
  footer span { font-size: 0.94rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); }
  footer a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); text-decoration: underline; }
  footer a:hover { color: #fff; }

  /* ANIMATIONS */
  .fade-in { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); transition: opacity 0.65s ease, transform 0.65s ease; }
  .fade-in.visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

  /* MOBILE RESPONSIVENESS */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    nav { padding: 0 32px; }
    .section-sticky-header { padding: 16px 32px 12px; }
    #firm { border-left: 4px solid var(--navy); padding-left: 0; }
    .firm-body { padding: 0 32px; gap: 40px; }
    .lead-subtitle { padding: 0 32px 24px 0; }
    .bio-block { padding: 0 32px 60px 40px; margin: 0 0 0 40px; max-width: 100%; }
    .approach-body { padding: 40px 32px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    nav { padding: 0 20px; justify-content: center; }
    .nav-links { gap: 20px; font-size: 0.88rem; }
    .section-sticky-header { padding: 14px 20px 10px; }
    .section-sticky-header h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; }

    /* HERO */
    .hero-content h1 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 6vw, 2.25rem); }

    /* FIRM SECTION */
    #firm { border-left: 4px solid var(--navy); padding-left: 0; }
    .firm-body { flex-direction: column; padding: 0 20px; gap: 30px; }
    .firm-image { flex: 1; max-width: 100%; }
    .firm-image img { height: auto; }

    /* LEADERSHIP */
    #leadership { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; }
    .lead-subtitle { padding: 0 20px 24px 20px; }
    .bio-block { flex-direction: column; padding: 0 20px 40px 30px; margin: 0 0 0 20px; }
    .bio-block::before { left: 0; }
    .bio-photo-col { flex: 0 0 auto; text-align: center; }
    .bio-photo-col img { width: 120px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; }

    /* APPROACH */
    .approach-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .approach-card.center { grid-column: auto; grid-row: auto; }
    .approach-body { padding: 40px 20px; }

    /* DIVIDER */
    .section-divider-image { }

    /* CONTACT */
    .contact-email-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
    .contact-email-row a { font-size: 1.12rem; }

    /* FOOTER */
    footer { padding: 14px 20px; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
    footer span { font-size: 0.81rem; text-align: center; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    :root { --nav-height: 70px; }
    nav { padding: 0 16px; }
    .nav-links { gap: 12px; font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
    .section-sticky-header { padding: 12px 16px 8px; }
    .section-sticky-header h2 { font-size: 1.12rem; }

    .hero-content h1 { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 8vw, 1.75rem); line-height: 1.1; }

    .firm-subtitle { font-size: 1.38rem; }
    .firm-tagline { font-size: 0.94rem; }
    .firm-bullets { padding-left: 0; }
    .firm-bullets li { font-size: 0.94rem; padding: 6px 0 6px 24px; }

    .approach-tagline { font-size: 1.12rem; }
    .approach-sub { font-size: 1rem; }
    .approach-card h3 { font-size: 0.81rem; }
    .approach-card p { font-size: 0.94rem; }

    .contact-email-row img { width: 28px; height: 22px; }
    .contact-email-row a { font-size: 1rem; }
  }