:root{
    --paper: #FFFFFF;
    --paper-2: #F5F5F7;
    --ink: #16171B;
    --ink-soft: #5C5F68;
    --accent: #4F46E5;
    --accent-deep: #3F37C9;
    --accent-soft: #EEEDFC;
    --line: #E4E4E9;
    --white: #FFFFFF;
  }

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

  html{ scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body{
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }

  h1, h2, h3{
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.1;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  a{ color: inherit; }

  .wrap{
    max-width: 1120px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 32px;
  }

  /* ---------- Header ---------- */

  header{
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 20;
    background: rgba(246,244,238,0.92);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .header-inner{
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 20px 32px;
    max-width: 1120px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .logo{
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .logo-mark{ width: 30px; height: 30px; flex-shrink: 0; }

  .logo-text{
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 20px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .logo-text .force{ color: var(--accent); }

  nav{ display: flex; gap: 32px; }

  nav a{
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    transition: color 0.15s ease;
  }

  nav a:hover{ color: var(--ink); }

  .nav-cta{
    background: var(--accent);
    color: var(--white) !important;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .nav-cta:hover{ background: var(--accent-deep); color: var(--white) !important; }

  .menu-toggle{ display: none; }

  /* ---------- Hero ---------- */

  .hero{
    padding: 96px 0 88px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .hero-inner{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .eyebrow-plain{
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .hero h1{
    font-size: 52px;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    max-width: 11.5ch;
  }

  .hero h1 .accent-text{ color: var(--accent-deep); }

  .hero p.lede{
    margin-top: 24px;
    font-size: 19px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 46ch;
  }

  .hero-actions{
    margin-top: 36px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .btn-primary{
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 14px 26px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: background 0.15s ease;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .btn-primary:hover{ background: var(--accent-deep); }

  .btn-text{
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .btn-text:hover{ color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }

  /* Signature diagram: interlocking systems map */
  .systems-map{
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .systems-map svg{ width: 100%; height: 100%; }

  .node-label{
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    fill: var(--ink);
  }

  .node-sub{
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    fill: var(--ink-soft);
  }

  /* ---------- Credibility strip ---------- */

  .strip{
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--paper-2);
    padding: 30px 0;
  }

  .strip-inner{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .strip-item{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .strip-num{
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent);
  }

  .strip-label{
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }

  /* ---------- Section shared ---------- */

  section{ padding: 96px 0; }

  .section-head{
    max-width: 60ch;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
  }

  .section-head h2{
    font-size: 36px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .section-head p{
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }

  /* ---------- Practice areas ---------- */

  .practices{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .practice{
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 40px;
  }

  .practice h3{
    font-size: 22px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }

  .practice p{
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    max-width: 42ch;
  }

  .practice .tag{
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  /* ---------- Process ---------- */

  .process-list{
    counter-reset: step;
  }

  .process-item{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 32px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .process-item:last-child{ border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

  .process-num{
    counter-increment: step;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .process-num::before{ content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero); }

  .process-item h3{
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .process-item p{
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 15.5px;
    max-width: 56ch;
  }

  /* ---------- About ---------- */

  .about{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .about-card{
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--paper);
    padding: 40px;
    border-radius: 6px;
  }

  .about-card .name{
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .about-card .role{
    color: #C7C6EF;
    font-size: 14.5px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .about-card ul{
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .about-card li{
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: #DAD9F7;
    padding-left: 18px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .about-card li::before{
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 8px;
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    background: var(--accent);
    border-radius: 50%;
  }

  .about-copy p{
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: 17px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    max-width: 58ch;
  }

  .about-copy p:first-child{
    font-size: 20px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.45;
  }

  /* ---------- Contact ---------- */

  .contact-section{
    background: var(--accent-deep);
    color: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 10px;
    margin: 0 32px;
    padding: 72px;
    max-width: 1056px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .contact-inner{
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
    gap: 56px;
  }

  .contact-copy h2{
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 34px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .contact-copy p{
    color: #D6D5F5;
    font-size: 16px;
    max-width: 40ch;
  }

  .contact-copy .contact-detail{
    margin-top: 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #E2E1F8;
  }

  form{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }

  .form-row{ display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }

  label{
    font-size: 13.5px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #D6D5F5;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    display: block;
  }

  input, textarea, select{
    width: 100%;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22);
    border-radius: 4px;
    padding: 12px 14px;
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  input::placeholder, textarea::placeholder{ color: #A8A6D9; }

  input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus{
    outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
    outline-offset: 1px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.09);
  }

  textarea{ resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; }

  select{ appearance: none; cursor: pointer; }
  select option{ color: var(--ink); }

  .submit-btn{
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--accent-deep);
    border: none;
    padding: 14px 26px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin-top: 4px;
    transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
  }

  .submit-btn:hover{ background: #E8E7FB; }

  .form-status{
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #DAD9F7;
    margin-top: 4px;
    display: none;
  }

  .form-status.show{ display: block; }

  /* ---------- Footer ---------- */

  footer{
    padding: 48px 0 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .footer-inner{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .footer-inner p{
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }

  .footer-links{ display: flex; gap: 24px; }

  .footer-links a{
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .footer-links a:hover{ color: var(--ink); }

  /* ---------- Responsive ---------- */

  @media (max-width: 860px){
    nav{ display: none; }
    .hero-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .hero h1{ font-size: 38px; max-width: 100%; }
    .systems-map{ max-width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; }
    .practices{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .about{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .contact-inner{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .contact-section{ padding: 40px 28px; margin: 0 20px; }
    .form-row{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .strip-inner{ justify-content: flex-start; }
    .strip-item{ width: 45%; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
    html{ scroll-behavior: auto; }
    *{ transition: none !important; }
  }