/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 0 // SYSTEM ARCHITECTURAL RESET & GLOBAL RULES ENGINE
   ========================================================================= */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
    height: 100vh;
    overflow: hidden;
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
    background-color: #F8F8F6;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noiseFilter'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.75' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noiseFilter)' opacity='0.035'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    color: #121A26;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 0.5 // GLOBAL APPARATUS INTERFACES & GLOBAL TYPOGRAPHY CORES
   ========================================================================= */
.brand-logo-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-right: 18px; /* Slightly widened gap for the larger logo */
    height: 100%;
}

.brand-logo-img {
    height: 62px; /* Increased from 45px for enhanced brand prominence */
    width: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.main-navigation {
    justify-content: flex-start !important; 
}

.nav-links {
    margin-left: auto;
}

.main-navigation {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 90px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 5%;
    z-index: 100;
    background: rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.85);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.04);
}

.brand-identity {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.main-title {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 3.5px;
    color: #121A26;
}

.sub-title {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: #727C8C;
    margin-top: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 40px;
}

.nav-item {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.65);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.nav-item:hover, .nav-item.active {
    color: #CC9A29;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.gallery-scroll-track {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    overflow-x: auto; 
    overflow-y: hidden;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; 
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    scrollbar-width: none; 
}

.gallery-scroll-track::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none; 
}

.canvas-panel {
    width: 100vw; 
    height: 100vh;
    flex-shrink: 0; 
    scroll-snap-align: start; 
    padding-top: 110px;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
}

.section-marker {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: #CC9A29;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    display: block;
}

.premium-etched-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 3.2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.serif-italic {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.body-copy {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: #4F5A6B;
}

.emphasis-text {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 1 // HOME PAGE ENVIRONMENT (STRETCH FILL & SEAMLESS CONNECTIONS)
   ========================================================================= */
.asymmetric-hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 44vw 50vw; 
    grid-template-rows: 49vh 27vh; 
    width: 94vw;
    height: 76vh;
    gap: 0px; 
}

.grid-panel {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.panel-image-left-top { 
    grid-column: 1; 
    grid-row: 1; 
    background-image: url('assets/1a.webp');
    background-size: 100% 100%; 
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.panel-text-right-top { 
    grid-column: 2; 
    grid-row: 1; 
    padding-left: 45px; 
    padding-right: 20px; 
}

.panel-text-left-bottom { 
    grid-column: 1; 
    grid-row: 2; 
    padding-right: 45px; 
    padding-top: 15px;
    justify-content: flex-start; 
}

.panel-image-right-bottom { 
    grid-column: 2; 
    grid-row: 2; 
    background-image: url('assets/2a.webp');
    background-size: 100% 100%; 
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.scroll-invitation-container {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0px;
    right: 4vw;
    z-index: 99;
    cursor: pointer;
    user-select: none;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease, visibility 0.4s ease;
}

.scroll-invitation-container.hidden {
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.scroll-hint-text {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: #CC9A29;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.arrow-pulse {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    animation: hintPanPulse 1.8s infinite ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes hintPanPulse {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateX(0); opacity: 0.7; }
    50% { transform: translateX(6px); opacity: 1; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 2 // WHAT WE DO — PRACTICE AREAS FLUID ACCORDION
   ========================================================================= */
.section-pillars-frame {
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-left: 4vw;
    padding-right: 4vw;
}

.services-section-header {
    width: 92vw;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.services-accordion-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    width: 92vw;
    height: 56vh;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 1vh;
}

.service-pillar {
    flex: 1;
    background: #FFFFFF;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.06);
    border-radius: 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    padding: 40px 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: flex 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), border-color 0.4s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}

.pillar-resting-content {
    opacity: 1;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.pillar-vertical-collapsed-title {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.3);
    writing-mode: vertical-lr;
    text-orientation: mixed;
    white-space: normal;
    line-height: 1.3;
    text-align: center;
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 10px;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.know-more-toggle-btn {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-top: 15px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.3);
    color: #4F5A6B;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 4px;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.fetched-deep-dive-block {
    max-height: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-top: 0;
    transition: max-height 0.5s ease, opacity 0.4s ease;
}

.fetched-deep-dive-block p {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #121A26;
}

.database-read-more-link {
    color: #CC9A29;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 5px;
}

.service-pillar.active {
    flex: 3.5; 
    border-color: rgba(204, 154, 41, 0.3);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.03);
    cursor: default;
}

.service-pillar.active .pillar-body,
.service-pillar.active .know-more-toggle-btn {
    display: none;
}

.service-pillar.active .fetched-deep-dive-block {
    max-height: 300px;
    opacity: 1;
    margin-top: 15px;
}

.services-accordion-wrapper.has-active-pillar .service-pillar:not(.active) {
    flex: 0.3;
    background: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.01);
}

.services-accordion-wrapper.has-active-pillar .service-pillar:not(.active) .pillar-resting-content {
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.services-accordion-wrapper.has-active-pillar .service-pillar:not(.active) .pillar-vertical-collapsed-title {
    opacity: 1;
}

.pillar-number {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 2.8rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(204, 154, 41, 0.4);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.pillar-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.pillar-body {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: #5F6B7E;
}

.bottom-silhouette-runway {
    width: 92vw;
    height: 30vh;
    margin-top: 0vh;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 10;
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-image: url('assets/3.webp');
    background-size: 100% 100%;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 3 // WHAT WE DO CONTINUES — SERVICE 05 CANVAS
   ========================================================================= */
.harvest-finale-container {
    padding-left: 4vw;
    padding-right: 4vw;
}

.misc-full-background-canvas {
    width: 100%;
    height: 82vh;
    background-image: url('assets/4.webp');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    border-radius: 6px;
    position: relative;
    padding: 0; 
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.editorial-left-misc-corridor {
    width: 38vw;
    height: 100%; 
    background: linear-gradient(to right, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.72) 5%, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.45) 75%, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0) 100%
    );
    padding: 6vh 4vw 4vh 4vw;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 30;
}

.legalmiscellanous-cell p {
    font-size: 1.0rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #121A26;
}

.misc-corridor-scroll-content {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow-y: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    scrollbar-width: none;
}

.misc-corridor-scroll-content::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

.misc-card-portal-link {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-top: 25px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #CC9A29;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.misc-card-portal-link:hover {
    color: #CC9A29;
}

.misc-card-portal-link:hover .arrow-shift {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

.misc-card-portal-link .arrow-shift {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 4 // ABOUT US PAGE & FOUNDER CORNER
   ========================================================================= */
.section-about-frame {
    padding-left: 4vw;
    padding-right: 4vw;
}

.about-grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
    width: 92vw;
    height: 76vh;
    gap: 30px;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.about-narrative-panel {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background-image: url('assets/aboutus.webp');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 100%;
}

.Aboutus-cell p {
    font-size: 1.0rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #121A26;
}

.about-narrative-tint-overlay {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.80); 
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0;
}

.about-scrollable-text-content {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow-y: auto;
    scrollbar-width: thin; 
    scrollbar-color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.2) transparent;
}

.about-internal-padding-shield {
    padding: 40px 30px 40px 40px;
}

.about-scrollable-text-content::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 6px;
}
.about-scrollable-text-content::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: transparent;
}
.about-scrollable-text-content::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.2);
    border-radius: 20px;
}
.about-scrollable-text-content::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: #121A26;
}

.about-quad-matrix {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto auto;
    gap: 20px 25px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    padding-top: 20px;
}

.matrix-cell h4 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.matrix-cell p {
    font-size: 1.0rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #121A26;
}

.about-founder-profile-card {
    position: relative; 
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 12px;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

.founder-image-frame-placeholder {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-image: url('assets/srn_founder.webp');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
}

.founder-meta-details {
    position: absolute; 
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 35px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35); 
    backdrop-filter: blur(5px);           
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

.founder-title-label {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #CC9A30;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 3px;
    display: block;
}

.founder-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 2.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
}

.founder-credential {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #5F6B7E;
    margin-top: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.founder-learn-more-link {
    align-self: flex-start;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #CC9A29;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 5 // LATEST INSIGHTS PAGE
   ========================================================================= */
.section-insights-frame {
    padding-left: 4vw;
    padding-right: 4vw;
    background: transparent;
}

.insights-full-background-canvas {
    width: 100%;
    height: 82vh;
    background-image: url('assets/insight.webp');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    border-radius: 6px;
    position: relative;
    padding: 0; 
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.editorial-left-insights-corridor {
    width: 38vw;
    height: 100%; 
    background: linear-gradient(to right, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.95) 0%, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.85) 75%, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0) 100%
    );
    padding: 5vh 4vw 3vh 4vw;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 30;
}

.Insights-cell p {
    font-size: 1.0rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: #121A26;
}

.insights-corridor-scroll-content {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
}

.insights-card-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 1.2vw + 0.8vh, 2.5rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.editorial-left-insights-corridor .body-copy {
    font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 0.5vw + 0.25vh, 0.92rem);
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #4F5A6B;
}

.editorial-left-insights-corridor .emphasis-text {
    font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 0.6vw + 0.3vh, 1.05rem);
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.insights-embedded-view-all-link {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 0.4vw + 0.2vh, 0.85rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #CC9A29;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.insights-embedded-view-all-link:hover {
    color: #CC9A29;
}

.insights-embedded-view-all-link:hover .arrow-shift {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

.insights-embedded-view-all-link .arrow-shift {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.parent-regulatory-dock {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    padding-top: 15px;
    margin-top: auto; 
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
}

.quickdock-label-heading {
    font-size: clamp(0.58rem, 0.3vw + 0.1vh, 0.68rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #CC9A29;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.quickdock-structured-matrix {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
    width: 100%;
}

.quickdock-matrix-row-horizontal {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    width: 100%;
}

.quickdock-matrix-row-horizontal .quickdock-badge-anchor-node {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 110px;
}

.quickdock-matrix-row-vertical {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
}

.quickdock-matrix-row-vertical .broad-node-override {
    width: 100%;
}

.quickdock-badge-anchor-node {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 0.35vw + 0.15vh, 0.8rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.1);
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.quickdock-badge-anchor-node:hover {
    background: #121A26;
    color: #F8F8F6;
    border-color: #121A26;
}

.right-insights-articles-ribbon {
    position: absolute;
    right: 2.5vw;
    top: 4vh;
    width: 32vw; 
    height: calc(100% - 8vh);
    z-index: 50;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.insights-vertical-scrollable-ribbon-track {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow-y: auto; 
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px; 
    padding-right: 8px;
    scrollbar-width: thin;
    scrollbar-color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.2) transparent;
}

.insights-ribbon-card-item {
    width: 100%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.30);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 22px 25px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.02);
    transition: border-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}

.insights-ribbon-card-item:hover {
    border-color: rgba(204, 154, 41, 0.4);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.ribbon-card-index {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #CC9A29;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.insights-ribbon-card-item h4 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 0.8vw + 0.4vh, 1.4rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.insights-ribbon-card-item p {
    font-size: clamp(0.75rem, 0.6vw + 0.2vh, 1.1rem);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.ribbon-card-read-more {
    align-self: flex-start;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(204, 154, 41, 0.6);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.ribbon-card-read-more:hover {
    color: #CC9A29;
}

.insights-vertical-scrollable-ribbon-track::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 4px;
}
.insights-vertical-scrollable-ribbon-track::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: transparent;
}
.insights-vertical-scrollable-ribbon-track::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.15);
    border-radius: 4px;
}
.insights-vertical-scrollable-ribbon-track::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: #CC9A29;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 6 // INTERACTIVE CONTACT PORTAL
   ========================================================================= */
.section-contact-frame {
    padding-left: 4vw;
    padding-right: 4vw;
}

.contact-full-background-canvas {
    width: 100%;
    height: 82vh;
    background-color: #E2E8F0;
    background-image: url('assets/6.webp');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    border-radius: 6px;
    position: relative;
    padding: 0; 
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.editorial-left-corridor {
    width: 38vw;
    height: calc(82vh - 60px); 
    background: linear-gradient(to right, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.72) 0%, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.45) 75%, 
        rgba(248, 248, 246, 0) 100%
    );
    padding: 5vh 4vw 2vh 4vw;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 30;
}

.corridor-scroll-content {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow-y: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    scrollbar-width: none;
}
.corridor-scroll-content::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

.contact-card-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 2.3rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.visual-draft-static-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
    width: 100%;
}

.form-input-group input, 
.form-input-group textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.14);
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: #121A26;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.form-input-group input::placeholder, 
.form-input-group textarea::placeholder {
    color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.5);
}

.form-disabled-submit-btn {
    align-self: flex-start;
    padding: 10px 22px;
    background: #121A26;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    border: none;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
    opacity: 1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.parent-legal-banner-tag {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    padding-top: 12px;
    margin-top: 16px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.parent-firm-accent {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 6.5 // FIXED MARGIN DOCK AND GLOW SPECIFICATIONS
   ========================================================================= */

/* Shifting the entire ribbon deck onto the clean, minimal white margin track */
.isolated-white-space-dock {
    position: absolute;
    right: 1.2vw !important;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
    z-index: 105;
    align-items: flex-end;
}

.ribbon-row-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    position: relative;
    width: auto;
}

.ribbon-interactive-node {
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    background: #FFFFFF;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.15);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 2;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.05);
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.ribbon-interactive-node:hover {
    background: #121A26;
    border-color: #121A26;
}

.ribbon-interactive-node:hover .node-icon-svg {
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

/* Dynamic glow highlights engine matching your contrast requirements */
.ribbon-interactive-node.node-active-glow {
    background: #121A26;
    border-color: #CC9A29;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(204, 154, 41, 0.4);
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.ribbon-interactive-node.node-active-glow .node-icon-svg {
    color: #CC9A29;
}

.social-icon-node {
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    background: #FFFFFF;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.15);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: #121A26;
    z-index: 2;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.05);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.social-icon-node:hover {
    background: #CC9A29;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    border-color: #CC9A29;
}

/* Frosted horizontal text drawers matching the signature left side form transparent style */
.ribbon-expandable-drawer {
    position: absolute;
    right: 55px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 0;
    width: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    z-index: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.04);
    transition: width 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), opacity 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}

.ribbon-expandable-drawer.address-broad-node {
    border-radius: 8px;
    white-space: normal;
}

.ribbon-expandable-drawer.drawer-open {
    width: 260px;
    opacity: 1;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.05), 0 0 12px rgba(204, 154, 41, 0.1);
}

.ribbon-expandable-drawer.address-broad-node.drawer-open {
    width: 320px;
}

.drawer-data-anchor {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
    width: 100%;
    display: inline-block;
}

.drawer-data-anchor:hover {
    color: #CC9A29;
}

.ribbon-expandable-drawer.address-broad-node .drawer-data-anchor {
    font-size: 0.74rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 7 // SITE GLOBAL FIXED FOOTER & STATUTORY COMPLIANCE MODALS
   ========================================================================= */
.integrated-canvas-footer-matrix {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
    height: 60px;
    background: #F8F8F6;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    padding: 0 4vw;
    margin-top: auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 40;
}

.footer-bottom-rights-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.policy-routing-anchors a {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.policy-routing-anchors a:hover {
    color: #CC9A29;
}

.anchor-divider {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.18);
    margin: 0 10px;
}

.copyright-protection-stamp p {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: #4F5A6B;
}

.compliance-modal-overlay {
    display: flex;
    visibility: hidden; 
    opacity: 0;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    z-index: 1000;
    background: rgba(12, 18, 28, 0.45);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease, visibility 0.4s ease;
}

.compliance-modal-overlay.modal-active {
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
}

.compliance-modal-box {
    background: #F8F8F6;
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 640px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
    padding: 35px 40px;
    position: relative;
    transform: translateY(0);
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.compliance-modal-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.06);
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}

.compliance-modal-body p {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: #4F5A6B;
    text-align: justify;
}

.compliance-modal-agree-btn {
    display: block;
    margin: 25px auto 0 auto;
    padding: 12px 28px;
    background: #121A26;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    border: none;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.compliance-modal-agree-btn:hover {
    background: #CC9A29;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 8 // MOBILE RE-ORIENTING RESPONSIVE ENGINE MEDIA QUERIES 
   ========================================================================= */
@media only screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
    .main-navigation { height: 70px; padding: 0 4%; }
    .main-title { font-size: 1.05rem; }
    .sub-title { font-size: 0.55rem; }
    .nav-links { gap: 15px; }
    .nav-item { font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 1px; }

    /* Inserted rule to downscale logo safely on mobile screens */
    .brand-logo-img {
        height: 48px; 
    }

    .canvas-panel {
        padding-top: 85px;
        padding-bottom: 75px; 
    }

    .about-grid-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr;
        height: calc(100vh - 160px);
        gap: 15px;
    }
    .about-narrative-panel, .about-founder-profile-card { height: 100% !important; }
    .about-quad-matrix { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding-top: 12px; margin-top: 12px; }
    .founder-meta-details { padding: 15px 20px; }
    .founder-name { font-size: 1.5rem; }

    .misc-full-background-canvas {
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        overflow-y: auto;
    }
    .editorial-left-misc-corridor {
        width: 100%;
        position: relative;
        height: auto;
        background: rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.96);
        padding: 25px 20px;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    }
    .misc-corridor-scroll-content { height: auto; overflow-y: visible; }
    .misc-card-portal-link { margin-bottom: 10px; }

    .insights-full-background-canvas {
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        overflow-y: auto;
    }
    
    .editorial-left-insights-corridor {
        width: 100%;
        position: relative;
        height: auto;
        background: rgba(248, 248, 246, 0.96);
        padding: 25px 20px;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    }
    
    .insights-corridor-scroll-content {
        height: auto;
    }
    
    .insights-card-heading { font-size: 1.6rem; }
    .insights-embedded-view-all-link { margin-bottom: 20px; }

    .quickdock-matrix-row-horizontal {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 6px;
    }
    .quickdock-matrix-row-horizontal .quickdock-badge-anchor-node { width: 100%; }
    .quickdock-badge-anchor-node { padding: 6px 12px !important; font-size: 0.72rem !important; }

    .right-insights-articles-ribbon {
        position: relative;
        width: 100%;
        right: 0;
        top: 0;
        height: auto;
        padding: 20px;
    }
    
    .insights-vertical-scrollable-ribbon-track {
        height: auto;
        overflow-y: visible;
    }
    
    .insights-ribbon-card-item {
        background: #FFFFFF;
        padding: 20px;
    }
    
    .scroll-invitation-container {
        bottom: 75px;
    }
    
    .isolated-white-space-dock {
        position: fixed;
        right: 15px !important;
        top: auto;
        bottom: 85px;
        transform: none;
        flex-direction: row;
    }
    .ribbon-expandable-drawer {
        right: auto;
        bottom: 55px;
        white-space: normal;
    }
}

/* =========================================================================
   FORM TEXTAREA SCROLL SYSTEM & RIBBON PLACEMENT OVERRIDES
   ========================================================================= */
.form-input-group textarea {
    resize: none !important;
    max-height: 110px;
}

.form-scrollable-textarea-wrapper {
    max-height: 110px;
    overflow-y: auto !important;
    scrollbar-width: thin;
    scrollbar-color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.2) transparent;
}

.form-scrollable-textarea-wrapper::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 4px;
}

.form-scrollable-textarea-wrapper::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: transparent;
}

.form-scrollable-textarea-wrapper::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.01);
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.form-scrollable-textarea-wrapper::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: #CC9A29;
}

.node-icon-svg {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    color: #121A26;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 9 // GLOBAL SHARABLE COMPONENTS (NAVIGATION & SUB-PAGE ENGINE)
   ========================================================================= */
html, body.subpage-view {
    height: auto !important;
    overflow-x: hidden !important;
    overflow-y: auto !important;
    background-color: #F8F8F6 !important;
}

/* Shareable Reading Corridor Container */
.subpage-root-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding-top: 90px; /* Headroom lock matching master nav height */
}

.subpage-main-container {
    flex: 1;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 950px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 60px 4% 80px 4%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Editorial Glass Panel for Legal Content Sheets */
.subpage-editorial-card {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.06);
    padding: 55px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.03);
}

.subpage-editorial-card h1 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.subpage-editorial-card .meta-banner {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.5);
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

/* Legal Content Copy Engine */
.legal-copy-engine {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: #121A26;
}

.legal-copy-engine h2 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-top: 45px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    padding-bottom: 6px;
}

.legal-copy-engine h3 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-top: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

.legal-copy-engine p {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    opacity: 0.95;
}

.legal-copy-engine ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0 0 30px 0;
}

.legal-copy-engine ul li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.legal-copy-engine ul li::before {
    content: "—";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.4);
}

.compliance-officer-box {
    border-left: 2px solid #121A26;
    background: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.02);
    padding: 25px 30px;
    margin-top: 40px;
    border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}

/* =========================================================================
   UNIFIED SYSTEM MASTER FOOTER DESIGN SPECIFICATION
   ========================================================================= */
.modern-global-footer {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    padding: 60px 6% 40px 6%;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-top: auto;
}

.modern-global-footer .footer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1.5fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    max-width: 1300px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.06);
}

.modern-global-footer .brand-tagline {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    opacity: 0.7;
    margin-top: 12px;
    max-width: 280px;
}

.modern-global-footer .footer-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.modern-global-footer .contact-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.modern-global-footer .contact-list li {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.modern-global-footer .contact-list span.label {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    opacity: 0.4;
    margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.modern-global-footer .contact-list a {
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.modern-global-footer .social-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 5px;
}

.modern-global-footer .social-icon-btn {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.1);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: #121A26;
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.modern-global-footer .social-icon-btn svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    fill: currentColor;
}

.modern-global-footer .social-icon-btn:hover {
    background: #121A26;
    color: #ffffff;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.modern-global-footer .bottom-bar {
    max-width: 1300px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-top: 30px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.6);
}

.modern-global-footer .legal-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 25px;
}

.modern-global-footer .legal-links a {
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.modern-global-footer .legal-links a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Responsive UI Normalization Rules */
@media only screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
    .subpage-root-wrapper { padding-top: 70px; }
    .subpage-editorial-card { padding: 30px 20px; background: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: none; }
    .subpage-editorial-card h1 { font-size: 2.6rem; }
    .modern-global-footer .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 35px; }
    .modern-global-footer .bottom-bar { flex-direction: column-reverse; gap: 20px; text-align: center; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 10 // UNIFIED SUB-PAGE MODAL POPUP ENGINE
   ========================================================================= */
.subpage-modal-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    background: rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.4);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    z-index: 10000;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.subpage-modal-overlay.modal-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
}

.subpage-modal-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.08);
    border-radius: 4px;
    max-width: 650px;
    width: 90%;
    padding: 45px;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(18, 26, 38, 0.12);
    position: relative;
    transform: scale(0.95) translateY(15px);
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.subpage-modal-overlay.modal-visible .subpage-modal-card {
    transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
}

.subpage-modal-close-trigger {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    right: 25px;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: #121A26;
    opacity: 0.4;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.subpage-modal-close-trigger:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

.subpage-modal-body h3 {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #121A26;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.subpage-modal-body p {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #121A26;
    opacity: 0.85;
    margin: 0;
}


/* =========================================================================
   CHAPTER 11 // Service pages Side bar
   ========================================================================= */

.service-sidebar-nav {
    position: fixed;
    right: 4%;
    top: 25%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 15px;
    z-index: 9999;
    text-align: right;
}

.sidebar-heading {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: #121A26;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.service-sidebar-nav a {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #121A26;
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.8;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 12px;
}

.service-sidebar-nav a .title { 
    display: block; 
}

.service-sidebar-nav a.active { 
    opacity: 1 !important; 
    pointer-events: none; 
    border-bottom: 2px solid #CC9A29;
}

/* =========================================================================
   NON-DESTRUCTIVE PATCH: DISPATCH OVERRIDE SYSTEM
   ========================================================================= */
.form-disabled-submit-btn {
    cursor: pointer !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transition: background 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease !important;
}

.form-disabled-submit-btn:hover {
    background: #CC9A29 !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}