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/* Layout refinements: balanced spacing, consistent alignment and readable cards */
.section-inner > .section-label,
.page-body > .section-label { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.section-inner > h2,
.page-body > h2 { max-width: 760px; }
.grid { align-items: stretch; }
.practice-card { display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:flex-start; padding:clamp(24px,3vw,34px); min-height:245px; }
.practice-card h3 { margin-top:0; max-width:100%; }
.practice-card p { flex:1; margin:0 0 12px; }
.practice-card .text-link { margin-top:auto; padding-top:12px; }
.page-body > .content-card { margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; }
.page-hero { padding-top:clamp(58px,7vw,84px); padding-bottom:clamp(50px,6vw,72px); }
.page-hero .ornament { margin-top:18px; margin-bottom:18px; }
.content-card h2 { margin-top:10px; }
.contact-layout { align-items:start; }
.contact-form .button { justify-self:start; }
@media(max-width:850px) {
  .practice-card { min-height:220px; }
}
@media(max-width:560px) {
  .practice-card { min-height:0; }
  .page-body > .content-card { padding:24px; }
  .page-hero { padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; }
}


/* Practice-area titles and card footer alignment */
.practice-card h3,
.content-card h2 {
  color: var(--gold);
}
.content-card > h3 {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 22px;
  margin: 28px 0 12px;
}
.practice-card {
  padding-bottom: 28px;
}
.practice-card .text-link {
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.16);
  width: 100%;
}
.page-body > section.content-card {
  margin-bottom: 28px !important;
  padding: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 38px);
}
.page-body > section.content-card .bullet-list {
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .practice-card .text-link {
    padding-top: 12px;
  }
  .page-body > section.content-card {
    padding: 23px;
    margin-bottom: 20px !important;
  }
}


/* Footer alignment: brand left, navigation centred, contact details right */
.site-footer .footer-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(160px, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 58px);
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:first-child {
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(2) {
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) {
  align-items: flex-end;
  text-align: right;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-heading {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: right;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) p:not(.footer-heading) {
  text-align: right;
}
.site-footer .footer-brand {
  margin-left: 0;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}
.site-footer .footer-logo {
  margin-left: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-footer .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    row-gap: 34px;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:first-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(2) {
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3),
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-heading,
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) p:not(.footer-heading) {
    align-items: flex-end;
    text-align: right;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .site-footer .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:first-child {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(2) {
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) {
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-heading,
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) p:not(.footer-heading) {
    text-align: left;
  }
}


/* Consistent inline icons for all contact details */
.contact-item { display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:11px; }
.contact-item::before { display:none; }
.contact-icon { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; flex:0 0 18px; width:18px; height:20px; color:var(--gold); margin-top:2px; }
.contact-icon svg { display:block; width:17px; height:17px; fill:none; stroke:currentColor; stroke-width:1.6; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.contact-value { min-width:0; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-list { display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:flex-end; gap:12px; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-item { display:flex; flex-direction:row; align-items:flex-start; justify-content:flex-start; gap:10px; width:fit-content; max-width:100%; text-align:right; color:var(--muted); font-size:12px; line-height:1.8; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-item .contact-icon { flex-shrink:0; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-item span:last-child { min-width:0; }
@media (max-width:850px) { .site-footer .footer-contact-list { align-items:flex-end; } }
@media (max-width:560px) {
  .site-footer .footer-contact-list { align-items:flex-start; }
  .site-footer .footer-contact-item { text-align:left; }
}

/* Final footer/contact alignment refinements */
.site-footer .footer-contact { align-items:flex-start; justify-self:end; width:fit-content; max-width:100%; text-align:left; }
.site-footer .footer-contact .footer-heading { width:100%; text-align:left; margin-bottom:17px; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-list { align-items:flex-start; width:100%; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-item { width:100%; justify-content:flex-start; text-align:left; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-item .contact-icon { margin-top:2px; align-self:flex-start; }
.site-footer .footer-contact-item span:last-child { text-align:left; overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
.contact-lines .contact-item { align-items:flex-start; gap:12px; }
.contact-lines .contact-item .contact-icon { margin-top:2px; }
.contact-lines .contact-item .contact-value { line-height:1.8; }
@media (max-width:850px) {
 .site-footer .footer-contact { justify-self:end; align-items:flex-start; }
 .site-footer .footer-contact .footer-heading { text-align:left; }
 .site-footer .footer-contact-list { align-items:flex-start; }
}
@media (max-width:560px) {
 .site-footer .footer-contact { justify-self:start; width:100%; }
}


/* Keep the footer CONTACT heading aligned with the contact details column */
.site-footer .footer-contact {
  justify-self: stretch;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.site-footer .footer-contact .footer-heading {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 0 17px;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-footer .footer-contact-list {
  width: 100%;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.site-footer .footer-contact-item {
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .site-footer .footer-contact { width: 100%; }
}


/* Definitive footer contact-column alignment: heading and details share one left edge */
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-self: stretch;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-heading {
  display: block;
  align-self: stretch;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 0 17px;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-contact-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  width: 100%;
  gap: 12px;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-contact-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  text-align: left;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-contact-item .contact-icon {
  flex: 0 0 18px;
  margin-top: 3px;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3),
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-heading,
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) p:not(.footer-heading) {
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
}


/* Footer positioning: logo left, Explore centred between the logo and right-aligned Contact block */
.site-footer .footer-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 58px);
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:first-child {
  justify-self: start;
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(2) {
  justify-self: center;
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3),
.site-footer .footer-grid .footer-contact {
  justify-self: end;
  align-self: start;
  width: fit-content;
  max-width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-heading,
.site-footer .footer-contact .footer-heading {
  width: 100%;
  align-self: stretch;
  text-align: left;
  margin: 0 0 17px;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-contact-list,
.site-footer .footer-contact-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  width: 100%;
  gap: 12px;
}
.site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3) .footer-contact-item,
.site-footer .footer-contact-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  text-align: left;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-footer .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    row-gap: 34px;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:first-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(2) {
    justify-self: start;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3),
  .site-footer .footer-grid .footer-contact {
    justify-self: end;
    width: fit-content;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .site-footer .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:first-child {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(2),
  .site-footer .footer-grid > div:nth-child(3),
  .site-footer .footer-grid .footer-contact {
    justify-self: start;
    width: 100%;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
}


/* Justified text for the homepage firm introduction */
.home-intro .body-copy p,
.section.panel .split .split-box.body-copy p {
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
  hyphens: auto;
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .home-intro .body-copy p,
  .section.panel .split .split-box.body-copy p {
    text-align: justify;
    text-justify: inter-word;
  }
}


/* Justify only the three supporting paragraphs under “A Practice Built on Integrity” */
.home-intro-copy p {
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
  hyphens: auto;
}


/* Avoid hyphenating words in the justified homepage introduction */
.home-intro-copy p {
  hyphens: none;
  -webkit-hyphens: none;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
}


/* Hard override: never insert hyphens into words in the homepage firm-introduction copy */
.home-intro-copy,
.home-intro-copy p,
.home-intro-copy p * {
  hyphens: none !important;
  -webkit-hyphens: none !important;
  -ms-hyphens: none !important;
  word-break: normal !important;
  overflow-wrap: normal !important;
  line-break: auto;
}


/* Prevent browser hyphenation of the left-column firm introduction as well */
.section.panel .split .split-box:first-child .body-copy p,
.section.panel .split .split-box:first-child .body-copy p * {
  hyphens: none !important;
  -webkit-hyphens: none !important;
  -ms-hyphens: none !important;
  word-break: normal !important;
  overflow-wrap: normal !important;
}


/* Centre every Chinese value character precisely above its English value title */
.values > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  text-align: center;
}
.values .value-char {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 auto 8px;
}
.values .value-title {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
}


/* Homepage-only value row: use consistent Chinese glyph metrics and exact centre alignment */
.home-values .values {
  align-items: start;
}
.home-values .home-value {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.home-values .home-value .value-char {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 54px;
  margin: 0 auto 8px;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Songti SC", "Noto Serif CJK SC", SimSun, serif;
  font-size: 42px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-variant-east-asian: full-width;
}
.home-values .home-value .value-title {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

/* About page — justify the two Our Story paragraphs only */
.page-body .two-col > .content-card:first-child > p.body-copy {
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
  hyphens: none;
  -webkit-hyphens: none;
  word-break: normal;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
}

/* About page — justify the Our Approach paragraphs as well */
.page-body .two-col > .content-card:nth-child(2) > p.body-copy {
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
  hyphens: none;
  -webkit-hyphens: none;
  word-break: normal;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
}

/* About page values: four balanced columns like the homepage values row */
.about-values-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  align-items: stretch;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 26px 20px;
  text-align: center;
}
.about-values-grid .value-char {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 54px;
  margin: 0 auto 8px;
  text-align: center;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card h3 {
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
  font-size: 22px;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card .body-copy {
  text-align: center;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .about-values-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .about-values-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Restore the About-page values row to the homepage's simple, aligned treatment */
.about-values-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 26px;
  margin-top: 34px;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 30px 18px;
  text-align: center;
}
.about-values-grid .value-char {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 54px;
  margin: 0 auto 8px;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card h3 {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 8px 0 14px;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 25px;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card .body-copy {
  width: 100%;
  flex: 1;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .about-values-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .about-values-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Remove gold divider lines/gaps from the About-page values row */
.about-values-grid,
.about-values-grid .practice-card {
  border: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card::before,
.about-values-grid .practice-card::after {
  content: none !important;
  display: none !important;
}

/* Keep the About values separators, but make them hairline-thin instead of broad gold gaps */
.about-values-grid {
  gap: 1px !important;
  background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.16) !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.16) !important;
}
.about-values-grid .practice-card {
  border: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  background: var(--bg) !important;
}


/* Contact form submission feedback and spam-trap field */
.website-field{position:absolute!important;left:-10000px!important;top:auto!important;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;overflow:hidden!important;opacity:0!important;pointer-events:none!important}
.contact-form button[disabled]{opacity:.65;cursor:wait}
.form-note.form-success{color:#7fae8a}
.form-note.form-error{color:#d99a8c}


/* Privacy notice and enquiry warning */
.enquiry-warning {
  margin: 20px 0 24px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.42);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  background: rgba(201,168,76,.055);
}
.enquiry-warning strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.enquiry-warning p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.privacy-page > .content-card {
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: 0 auto 35px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 48px);
}
.privacy-page .content-card h2 {
  margin-top: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: clamp(21px, 2.5vw, 27px);
}
.privacy-page .content-card .body-copy {
  line-height: 1.9;
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
}
.privacy-page .content-card a {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.privacy-language-divider {
  height: 1px;
  margin: 42px 0 34px;
  background: rgba(201,168,76,.25);
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .enquiry-warning { padding: 15px; }
  .privacy-page .content-card .body-copy { text-align: left; }
}


/* Website disclaimer: discreet but visible on the home page */
.website-disclaimer {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 16px clamp(22px, 6vw, 80px) 28px;
}
.website-disclaimer p {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 15px 18px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold-soft);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.02);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.website-disclaimer strong {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.website-disclaimer a {
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.website-disclaimer a:hover { color: var(--text); }


/* First-visit website disclaimer modal */
.disclaimer-modal[hidden] { display: none !important; }
.disclaimer-modal {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 1000; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: 22px; overflow-y: auto; background: rgba(8,7,6,.82); backdrop-filter: blur(7px);
}
.disclaimer-modal-open { overflow: hidden; }
.disclaimer-modal-panel {
  width: min(100%, 680px); max-height: min(88vh, 760px); overflow-y: auto; padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 48px);
  background: #211f1b; border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.5); box-shadow: 0 24px 90px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
}
.disclaimer-modal-eyebrow { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--gold); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.disclaimer-modal-panel h2 { margin: 0 0 18px; color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--heading); font-size: clamp(30px, 5vw, 42px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; }
.disclaimer-modal-panel p:not(.disclaimer-modal-eyebrow) { color: var(--text); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.9; }
.disclaimer-modal-panel .disclaimer-modal-secondary { color: var(--muted) !important; font-size: 12px !important; }
.disclaimer-modal-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 16px 22px; margin-top: 28px; }
.disclaimer-modal-link { color: var(--gold) !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-underline-offset: 4px; font-size: 13px; }
.disclaimer-modal-actions button { min-height: 46px; padding: 12px 20px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); background: var(--gold); color: #1b1916; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .035em; cursor: pointer; }
.disclaimer-modal-actions button:hover { background: #dfc16a; border-color: #dfc16a; }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .disclaimer-modal { padding: 14px; } .disclaimer-modal-panel { padding: 25px 21px; max-height: 92vh; } .disclaimer-modal-actions { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; } .disclaimer-modal-actions button { width: 100%; } }


/* SSLS monochrome theme: black backgrounds, white typography and white logo */
:root {
  color-scheme: dark;
  --bg: #000000;
  --panel: #090909;
  --panel2: #111111;
  --gold: #ffffff;
  --gold-soft: #e8e8e8;
  --text: #ffffff;
  --muted: #e0e0e0;
  --border: rgba(255,255,255,.22);
}

/* Keep the existing logo artwork and sizing; render its mask in white. */
.brand-image { background-color: #ffffff; }

/* Monochrome surfaces and readable white text throughout the existing pages. */
.site-header { background: rgba(0,0,0,.97); border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
nav a, .credentials { color: #ffffff; }
nav a:hover, nav a.active, .footer-grid a:hover { color: #ffffff; }
nav .nav-contact { color: #ffffff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
.hero:before { color: rgba(255,255,255,.035); }
.chinese { color: #ffffff; }
.hero-sub, .hero-description, .body-copy, .practice-card p, .page-hero p,
.bullet-list, .contact-lines, .contact-form label, .form-note,
.footer-tagline, .footer-grid p:not(.footer-heading), .footer-grid a:not(.brand) {
  color: #ffffff;
}
.button { background: #ffffff; color: #000000; border-color: #ffffff; }
.button:hover { background: #e7e7e7; border-color: #e7e7e7; color: #000000; }
.button.outline { background: transparent; color: #ffffff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }
.button.outline:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.09); }
.section.panel, .split-box:nth-child(2), .practice-card:hover { background: #0b0b0b; }
.practice-card, .split-box, .content-card, .team-card { background: #000000; }
.grid { background: rgba(255,255,255,.22); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.22); }
.content-card { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.22); }
.contact-form input, .contact-form textarea { background: #090909; color: #ffffff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3); }
.contact-form input::placeholder, .contact-form textarea::placeholder { color: #ffffff; }
.contact-form input:focus, .contact-form textarea:focus { border-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,.10); }
.site-footer { background: #080808; border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.24); }
.footer-heading, .section-label, .eyebrow, .role, .specialties span,
.value-char, .value-title, .text-link, .contact-icon { color: #ffffff; }
.specialties span { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
.portrait-placeholder { background: #111111; color: #ffffff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
.cookie-note { background: #101010; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3); }
.cookie-note p, .footer-bottom { color: #ffffff; }
.cookie-note button { border-color: #ffffff; color: #ffffff; }
.ornament:before, .ornament:after { background: rgba(255,255,255,.42); }
.corners:before, .corners:after { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.48); }
.practice-card .text-link { border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.22); }
.privacy-language-divider { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.24); }
.disclaimer-modal, .disclaimer-modal-card { background-color: #080808; color: #ffffff; }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #ffffff;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
}


/* SSLS monochrome name-card theme: black backgrounds, white lettering, restrained silver details */
:root {
  color-scheme: dark;
  --bg: #000000;
  --panel: #0b0b0b;
  --panel2: #111111;
  --gold: #ffffff;
  --gold-soft: #e3e3e3;
  --text: #ffffff;
  --muted: #f0f0f0;
  --border: rgba(255,255,255,.22);
}
body { background: #000; color: #fff; }
.site-header { background: rgba(0,0,0,.97); border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.brand-image { background-color: #fff; }
nav a, .nav-contact, .hero h1, .chinese, .eyebrow, .section-label,
.page-hero h1, .practice-card h3, .content-card h2, .content-card > h3,
.role, .value-char, .value-title, .footer-heading, .text-link,
.contact-icon, .contact-icon svg, .disclaimer-modal-eyebrow,
.disclaimer-modal-panel h2, .disclaimer-modal-link {
  color: #fff;
}
nav .nav-contact { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.45); }
.hero:before { color: rgba(255,255,255,.025); }
.corners:before, .corners:after { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.32); }
.ornament:before, .ornament:after { background: rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
.button, .disclaimer-modal-actions button {
  background: #fff;
  border-color: #fff;
  color: #000;
}
.button:hover, .disclaimer-modal-actions button:hover {
  background: #e8e8e8;
  border-color: #e8e8e8;
  color: #000;
}
.button.outline { background: transparent; color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.button.outline:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.1); }
.section.panel, .split-box:nth-child(2), .practice-card,
.site-footer, .disclaimer-modal-panel { background: #080808; }
.split-box { background: #000; }
.grid, .about-values-grid { background: rgba(255,255,255,.18); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.practice-card:hover { background: #121212; }
.contact-form input, .contact-form textarea { background: #090909; color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.28); }
.contact-form input::placeholder, .contact-form textarea::placeholder { color: #ffffff; }
.contact-form input:focus, .contact-form textarea:focus { border-color: #fff; }
.content-card, .team-card, .cta-box { background: #080808; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
.portrait-placeholder { background: #111; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.25); color: #fff; }
.specialties span { color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
.contact-lines, .body-copy, .hero-description, .hero-sub, .page-hero p,
.practice-card p, .content-card p, .bullet-list, .credentials,
.footer-tagline, .footer-grid p:not(.footer-heading), .footer-grid a:not(.brand),
.contact-form label, .form-note, .enquiry-warning p, .website-disclaimer p {
  color: #f0f0f0;
}
.contact-lines li:before, .bullet-list li::marker { color: #fff; }
.footer-bottom { border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.18); color: #ffffff; }
.enquiry-warning { background: #0a0a0a; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.32); border-left-color: #fff; }
.enquiry-warning strong, .website-disclaimer strong, .website-disclaimer a { color: #fff; }
.website-disclaimer p { background: #080808; border-left-color: #fff; }
.privacy-language-divider { background: rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
.privacy-page .content-card a { color: #fff; }
.disclaimer-modal { background: rgba(0,0,0,.88); }
.disclaimer-modal-panel { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.45); }
.disclaimer-modal-actions button { background: #fff; color: #000; }
.cookie-note { background: #0b0b0b; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3); }
.cookie-note button { border-color: #fff; color: #fff; }
@media (max-width:850px) { nav { background: #000; } }


/* SSLS refined graphite theme: softer contrast, warm neutral accents, calm reading surfaces */
:root {
  color-scheme: dark;
  --bg: #141618;
  --panel: #191c1f;
  --panel2: #202428;
  --gold: #b7a783;
  --gold-soft: #c9bea5;
  --text: #d3d5d4;
  --muted: #aeb3b4;
  --border: rgba(210, 211, 205, .15);
}
html { background: #141618; }
body { background: #141618; color: #d3d5d4; }
.site-header { background: rgba(20,22,24,.96); border-bottom-color: rgba(183,167,131,.22); }
.brand-image { background-color: #d8d8d4; }
nav a, .nav-contact, .credentials { color: #c8cbc9; }
nav a:hover, nav a.active, .footer-grid a:hover { color: #c9b995; }
nav .nav-contact { border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.55); }
.hero:before { color: rgba(183,167,131,.035); }
.hero h1, .page-hero h1, .content-card h2, .content-card > h3, .practice-card h3 { color: #e0ded7; }
.chinese, .eyebrow, .section-label, .role, .value-char, .value-title,
.footer-heading, .text-link, .contact-icon, .contact-icon svg,
.disclaimer-modal-eyebrow, .disclaimer-modal-panel h2, .disclaimer-modal-link {
  color: #c2b18b;
}
.hero-sub, .hero-description, .body-copy, .practice-card p, .page-hero p,
.bullet-list, .contact-lines, .contact-form label, .form-note,
.footer-tagline, .footer-grid p:not(.footer-heading), .footer-grid a:not(.brand),
.content-card p, .enquiry-warning p, .website-disclaimer p {
  color: #b8bdbd;
}
.button, .disclaimer-modal-actions button {
  background: #b7a783;
  color: #17191b;
  border-color: #b7a783;
}
.button:hover, .disclaimer-modal-actions button:hover {
  background: #c8baa0;
  border-color: #c8baa0;
  color: #17191b;
}
.button.outline { background: transparent; color: #d0c5ac; border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.55); }
.button.outline:hover { background: rgba(183,167,131,.09); }
.section.panel, .split-box:nth-child(2), .practice-card, .content-card,
.team-card, .cta-box, .site-footer, .disclaimer-modal-panel {
  background: #191c1f;
}
.split-box { background: #16191b; }
.practice-card:hover { background: #202428; }
.grid, .about-values-grid { background: rgba(183,167,131,.13); border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.15); }
.content-card, .team-card, .cta-box { border-color: rgba(210,211,205,.14); }
.contact-form input, .contact-form textarea {
  background: #202428; color: #d3d5d4; border-color: rgba(210,211,205,.22);
}
.contact-form input::placeholder, .contact-form textarea::placeholder { color: #8f9697; }
.contact-form input:focus, .contact-form textarea:focus {
  border-color: #b7a783; box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(183,167,131,.10);
}
.site-footer { border-top-color: rgba(183,167,131,.22); }
.specialties span { color: #c8cbc9; border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.28); }
.portrait-placeholder { background: #202428; color: #c9ccca; border-color: rgba(210,211,205,.16); }
.cookie-note { background: #202428; border-color: rgba(210,211,205,.18); }
.cookie-note p, .footer-bottom { color: #aeb3b4; }
.cookie-note button { border-color: #b7a783; color: #c9bea5; }
.ornament:before, .ornament:after { background: rgba(183,167,131,.42); }
.corners:before, .corners:after { border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.35); }
.practice-card .text-link { border-top-color: rgba(210,211,205,.13); }
.privacy-language-divider { border-color: rgba(210,211,205,.16); background: rgba(210,211,205,.16); }
.disclaimer-modal, .disclaimer-modal-card { background-color: #191c1f; color: #d3d5d4; }
.disclaimer-modal-panel { border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.3); }
.disclaimer-modal-panel p:not(.disclaimer-modal-eyebrow) { color: #b8bdbd; }
.disclaimer-modal-panel .disclaimer-modal-secondary { color: #969d9e !important; }
.enquiry-warning { background: #202428; border-color: rgba(210,211,205,.14); border-left-color: #b7a783; }
.enquiry-warning strong, .website-disclaimer strong, .website-disclaimer a,
.privacy-page .content-card a { color: #c9bea5; }
.website-disclaimer p { background: #191c1f; border-left-color: #b7a783; }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #b7a783;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
@media (max-width:850px) { nav { background: #191c1f; } }


/* Practice area cards: refined editorial tiles with clear hierarchy and calmer spacing */
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) {
  counter-reset: practice-area;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card {
  counter-increment: practice-area;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  min-height: 278px;
  padding: 29px 27px 23px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #1c2022 0%, #171a1c 68%, #191c1f 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(183,167,131,.18);
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: background .24s ease, border-color .24s ease, transform .24s ease;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card::before {
  content: "0" counter(practice-area);
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 23px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(183,167,131,.24);
  color: #9d9279;
  font-family: var(--heading);
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  line-height: 1;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  right: -36px;
  top: 14px;
  width: 112px;
  height: 112px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(183,167,131,.07);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 14px rgba(183,167,131,.018), 0 0 0 29px rgba(183,167,131,.012);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 13px;
  color: #deddd7;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 27px);
  line-height: 1.24;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: #aeb4b4;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card .text-link {
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(210,211,205,.12);
  color: #c4b694;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  transition: color .2s ease;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card .text-link span {
  font-size: 16px;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #222729 0%, #1a1e20 72%, #1d2022 100%);
  border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.42);
}
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card:hover .text-link { color: #dfcfaa; }
.section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card:hover .text-link span { transform: translateX(3px); }
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }
  .section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card { min-height: 265px; padding: 25px 22px 20px; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card { min-height: 0; padding: 23px 22px 19px; }
  .section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card::before { padding-bottom: 14px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .section .grid:not(.about-values-grid) > .practice-card p { margin-bottom: 20px; }
}


/* Mobile header refinement: centred, more legible firm logo */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-header {
    height: 94px;
    position: sticky;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 8px 58px;
  }
  .site-header > .brand {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: min(74vw, 330px);
    max-width: calc(100% - 112px);
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .site-header > .brand .brand-image {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    height: 48px;
    background-color: #e0dfd9;
    -webkit-mask-position: center;
    mask-position: center;
  }
  .site-header > .menu-toggle {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    right: 17px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .site-header nav {
    top: 94px;
    background: #191c1f;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 380px) {
  .site-header > .brand {
    width: calc(100% - 100px);
    max-width: calc(100% - 100px);
  }
  .site-header > .brand .brand-image { height: 42px; }
}


/* Fine-tune mobile logo centring: reserve balanced space around the wordmark */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-header {
    padding-left: 68px;
    padding-right: 68px;
  }
  .site-header > .brand {
    left: calc(50% - 8px);
    width: min(70vw, 310px);
    max-width: calc(100% - 136px);
  }
  .site-header > .brand .brand-image {
    height: 44px;
    -webkit-mask-position: center center;
    mask-position: center center;
  }
  .site-header > .menu-toggle {
    right: 18px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 380px) {
  .site-header > .brand {
    left: calc(50% - 7px);
    width: calc(100% - 124px);
    max-width: calc(100% - 124px);
  }
  .site-header > .brand .brand-image { height: 39px; }
}


/* Mobile wordmark optical alignment: shift slightly further left */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-header > .brand {
    left: calc(50% - 16px);
  }
}
@media (max-width: 380px) {
  .site-header > .brand {
    left: calc(50% - 14px);
  }
}


/* Homepage firm name arranged as a three-line wordmark */
.hero h1.hero-firm-name {
  line-height: .98;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2px;
}
.hero h1.hero-firm-name .hero-ampersand {
  font-size: .62em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 2px 0;
}


/* Keep the original single-line firm name on desktop; stack it only on mobile */
.hero h1.hero-firm-name {
  display: block;
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-align: center;
}
.hero h1.hero-firm-name > span {
  display: inline;
}
.hero h1.hero-firm-name .hero-ampersand {
  display: inline;
  font-size: 1em;
  line-height: inherit;
  margin: 0 .22em;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    width: max-content;
    max-width: 100%;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    line-height: .98;
    gap: 2px;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name > span {
    display: block;
  }
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name .hero-ampersand {
    font-size: .62em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 2px 0 2px 30px;
  }
}


/* Homepage values: boxed Chinese characters only, matching About page cards */
.home-values .values {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.home-values .home-value-card {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 132px;
  padding: 24px 16px;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.home-values .home-value-card .value-char {
  font: 300 48px var(--heading);
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .home-values .values { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .home-values .values { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }
  .home-values .home-value-card { min-height: 112px; padding: 20px 12px; }
  .home-values .home-value-card .value-char { font-size: 42px; }
}


/* Homepage value cards: keep Chinese characters and English headings visible on mobile */
.home-values .home-value-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.home-values .home-value-card h3 {
  display: block !important;
  visibility: visible !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  color: #e0ded7 !important;
  font-family: var(--heading);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-align: center;
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .home-values .home-value-card { min-height: 120px; gap: 8px; padding: 16px 8px; }
  .home-values .home-value-card .value-char { font-size: 38px; }
  .home-values .home-value-card h3 { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .05em; }
}


/* Mobile navigation: keep Contact link compact and consistent with other menu items */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-header nav .nav-contact {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-self: flex-start;
    width: auto;
    min-width: 0;
    max-width: max-content;
    padding: 9px 15px !important;
    margin: 4px 0 0 !important;
    line-height: 1.25;
    border-width: 1px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
}


/* Mobile hero wordmark: indent ampersand further to the right */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name .hero-ampersand {
    margin-left: 58px !important;
  }
}


/* Final mobile homepage wordmark alignment: use transform so indentation is visible */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name .hero-ampersand {
    margin: 2px 0 !important;
    transform: translateX(68px) !important;
    align-self: flex-start !important;
  }
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name > span:last-child {
    transform: translateX(8px);
  }
}


/* Center the ampersand between the two left-aligned mobile name lines */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name {
    width: max-content;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name .hero-ampersand {
    align-self: center !important;
    margin: 2px 0 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name > span:last-child {
    transform: none !important;
  }
}


/* Slightly offset the final name line on mobile for visual balance */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name > span:last-child {
    transform: translateX(8px) !important;
  }
}


/* Further optical adjustment: move Lee Sean right on mobile */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name > span:last-child {
    transform: translateX(20px) !important;
  }
}


/* Final optical balance: ease Lee Sean slightly back to the left on mobile */
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .hero h1.hero-firm-name > span:last-child {
    transform: translateX(15px) !important;
  }
}


/* Practice Areas page: subtle champagne-gold accents to match Home and About */
.practice-areas-page {}
.page-body > section.content-card[id] {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(183,167,131,.25);
  border-left: 3px solid rgba(183,167,131,.72);
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(183,167,131,.055) 0%, rgba(25,28,31,.96) 42%, rgba(25,28,31,.98) 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.015);
  transition: border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.page-body > section.content-card[id]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -48px;
  right: -42px;
  width: 150px;
  height: 150px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(183,167,131,.10);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 14px rgba(183,167,131,.018), 0 0 0 29px rgba(183,167,131,.012);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.page-body > section.content-card[id] h2 {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  color: #cbbd9b;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 17px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(183,167,131,.22);
}
.page-body > section.content-card[id] > h3 {
  color: #b7a783;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 22px 0 10px;
}
.page-body > section.content-card[id] .bullet-list {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.page-body > section.content-card[id] .bullet-list li::marker {
  color: #b7a783;
}
.page-body > section.content-card[id] .body-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.page-body > section.content-card[id]:hover {
  border-color: rgba(183,167,131,.38);
  border-left-color: #cbbd9b;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(183,167,131,.075) 0%, rgba(25,28,31,.97) 48%, rgba(25,28,31,.99) 100%);
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .page-body > section.content-card[id] {
    padding: 24px 20px;
  }
  .page-body > section.content-card[id] h2 {
    font-size: 29px;
  }
}