/* =========================================================
   CONCEPT A — EDITORIAL / CINEMATIC
   Calypso Legal Consultancy · bilingual EN + AR (RTL)
   ========================================================= */
:root{
  --ink:#0B0908;
  --ink-2:#141110;
  --ink-3:#1E1917;
  --gold:#C9A227;
  --gold-lt:#E7D08A;
  --cream:#F5EFE4;
  --paper:#FBF8F2;
  --mut:rgba(245,239,228,.52);
  --mut-d:#6E6459;
  --line:rgba(245,239,228,.14);
  --line-d:rgba(11,9,8,.12);

  --ff-d:"Fraunces",Georgia,serif;
  --ff-b:"Inter","Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;

  --wrap:1320px;
  --pad:clamp(20px,5vw,64px);
  --sy:clamp(80px,11vw,180px);
  --e:cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}
html[dir="rtl"]{--ff-d:"Amiri",Georgia,serif;--ff-b:"Tajawal","Segoe UI",sans-serif}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream);
  font-family:var(--ff-b);font-weight:300;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
html[dir="rtl"] body{line-height:1.95;font-weight:400}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
ul{list-style:none}
button{font:inherit;color:inherit;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer}

h1,h2,h3,h4,h5{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-weight:400;line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.02em}
html[dir="rtl"] h1,html[dir="rtl"] h2,html[dir="rtl"] h3,html[dir="rtl"] h4,html[dir="rtl"] h5{
  letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.55;font-weight:700}

.wrap{width:100%;max-width:var(--wrap);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:var(--pad)}
.lbl{
  font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-block-end:22px;
}
.lbl::after{content:"";height:1px;flex:1;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),transparent);opacity:.5}
html[dir="rtl"] .lbl{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:700}
html[dir="rtl"] .lbl::after{background:linear-gradient(270deg,var(--gold),transparent)}

.sec-head{margin-block-end:clamp(44px,6vw,84px);max-width:840px}
.sec-head--center{margin-inline:auto;text-align:center}
.sec-head--center .lbl{justify-content:center}
.sec-head--center .lbl::after{display:none}
.sec-head h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.6rem)}
html[dir="rtl"] .sec-head h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.6vw,2.9rem)}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn{
  --bg:var(--gold);
  position:relative;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  padding:17px 40px;border-radius:999px;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate;
  font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:500;
  color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);transition:color .5s var(--e);
}
html[dir="rtl"] .btn{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.98rem}
.btn::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;background:var(--cream);
  transform:scaleY(0);transform-origin:bottom;transition:transform .55s var(--e);
}
.btn:hover::before{transform:scaleY(1)}
.btn--line{background:transparent;color:var(--cream);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line)}
.btn--line:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.btn--big{padding:22px 56px;font-size:.82rem}

/* =========================================================
   PRELOADER
   ========================================================= */
.loader{
  position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:10000;background:var(--ink);
  display:grid;place-items:center;transition:clip-path 1s var(--e);
  clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0);
}
.loader.done{clip-path:inset(0 0 100% 0);pointer-events:none}
.loader__inner{display:grid;justify-items:center;gap:22px}
.loader__mark{width:78px;height:78px;animation:spin 5s linear infinite}
@keyframes spin{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
.loader__bar{width:min(46vw,240px);height:1px;background:var(--line);overflow:hidden}
.loader__bar i{display:block;height:100%;width:0;background:var(--gold)}
.loader__pct{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.24em;color:var(--mut)}

/* =========================================================
   LANGUAGE GATE
   ========================================================= */
.gate{
  position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:9000;background:var(--ink-2);
  display:grid;place-items:center;padding:var(--pad);
  transition:clip-path 1.05s var(--e);clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0);
}
.gate.done{clip-path:inset(100% 0 0 0);pointer-events:none}
.gate__inner{width:min(680px,100%)}
.gate__lockup{width:clamp(96px,11vw,132px);height:auto}
.gate__title{font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.4rem);margin-block:30px 44px}
.gate__title span{color:var(--mut);font-family:"Amiri",serif}
.gate__opts{display:grid;gap:2px}
.gate__opts button{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;width:100%;padding:26px 4px;
  border-block-start:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;overflow:hidden;
  transition:padding-inline .5s var(--e),color .4s;
}
.gate__opts button:last-child{border-block-end:1px solid var(--line)}
.gate__opts button::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;background:var(--gold);
  transform:translateY(101%);transition:transform .55s var(--e);
}
.gate__opts button:hover{padding-inline:24px;color:var(--ink)}
.gate__opts button:hover::before{transform:translateY(0)}
.gate__opts em{font-style:normal;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.2em;opacity:.5}
.gate__opts b{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3.4vw,2.2rem);font-weight:400;flex:1;text-align:start}
.gate__opts .is-ar b{font-family:"Amiri",serif}
.gate__opts i{font-style:normal;font-size:1.2rem;transition:transform .45s var(--e)}
.gate__opts button:hover i{transform:translateX(8px)}
html[dir="rtl"] .gate__opts button:hover i{transform:translateX(-8px)}

/* =========================================================
   HEADER
   ========================================================= */
.hdr{
  position:fixed;inset-block-start:0;inset-inline:0;z-index:800;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;
  padding:22px var(--pad);
  transition:transform .55s var(--e),background-color .45s,padding .45s,backdrop-filter .45s;
}
.hdr.hide{transform:translateY(-104%)}
.hdr.solid{background:rgba(11,9,8,.72);backdrop-filter:blur(16px) saturate(1.4);padding-block:14px;
  box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line)}
.hdr__brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.hdr__brand img{width:40px;height:40px}
.hdr__brand-txt{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:3px;line-height:1}
.hdr__brand-txt b{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-weight:400;font-size:1.05rem;letter-spacing:.22em}
.hdr__brand-txt em{font-style:normal;font-size:.56rem;letter-spacing:.26em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gold-lt);white-space:nowrap}
html[dir="rtl"] .hdr__brand-txt b{letter-spacing:0;font-size:1.2rem}
html[dir="rtl"] .hdr__brand-txt em{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.76rem}
.hdr__nav{display:flex;gap:clamp(16px,2.4vw,38px)}
.hdr__nav > a{position:relative;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut);
  transition:color .35s;white-space:nowrap}
html[dir="rtl"] .hdr__nav > a{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.96rem}
.hdr__nav > a::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset-block-end:-6px;inset-inline-start:0;width:0;height:1px;
  background:var(--gold);transition:width .45s var(--e)}
.hdr__nav > a:hover{color:var(--cream)}
.hdr__nav > a:hover::after{width:100%}
.hdr__end{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}
.lang{
  padding:9px 18px;border-radius:999px;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
  font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;transition:.4s var(--e);
}
html[dir="rtl"] .lang{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}
.lang:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--ink);box-shadow:none}
.burger{display:none;width:34px;height:22px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:6px}
.burger i{display:block;height:1px;background:var(--cream);transition:.4s var(--e)}
.burger.open i:first-child{transform:translateY(3.5px) rotate(45deg)}
.burger.open i:last-child{transform:translateY(-3.5px) rotate(-45deg)}

/* =========================================================
   HERO
   ========================================================= */
.hero{position:relative;min-height:100svh;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;overflow:hidden;
  padding:0 var(--pad) clamp(60px,9vw,110px)}
.hero__media{position:absolute;inset:0}
.hero__media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;
  transform:scale(1.16);animation:kb 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate}
@keyframes kb{to{transform:scale(1.0) translateY(-2%)}}
.hero__veil{position:absolute;inset:0;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(11,9,8,.72) 0%,rgba(11,9,8,.35) 35%,rgba(11,9,8,.92) 100%)}
.hero__body{position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:var(--wrap);margin-inline:auto}
.hero__est{font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-lt);margin-block-end:26px}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero__est{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}
.hero__h{font-size:clamp(2.6rem,7.4vw,6.4rem);max-width:16ch}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero__h{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,6vw,5rem);max-width:20ch}
.hero__sub{margin-block:26px 36px;max-width:52ch;color:var(--mut);font-size:clamp(.98rem,1.3vw,1.14rem)}
.hero__cta{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
/* staged entrance — .in is added once the gate closes */
.hero__est,.hero__sub,.hero__cta,.hero__cue{
  opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);
  transition:opacity .9s var(--e),transform .9s var(--e);
}
.hero.in .hero__est{transition-delay:.45s}
.hero.in .hero__sub{transition-delay:.58s}
.hero.in .hero__cta{transition-delay:.71s}
.hero.in .hero__cue{transition-delay:.9s}
.hero.in .hero__est,.hero.in .hero__sub,.hero.in .hero__cta,.hero.in .hero__cue{
  opacity:1;transform:none;
}
.hero__cue{position:absolute;inset-block-end:34px;inset-inline-end:var(--pad);z-index:2;
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut)}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero__cue{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.85rem}
.hero__cue i{display:block;width:52px;height:1px;background:var(--line);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero__cue i::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset-block:0;inset-inline-start:0;width:40%;background:var(--gold);
  animation:cue 2.4s var(--e) infinite}
@keyframes cue{0%{transform:translateX(-100%)}60%,100%{transform:translateX(260%)}}

/* split-text animation */
[data-split] .ln{display:block;overflow:hidden}
/* Arabic ascenders/diacritics sit higher than the Latin line box — give the
   mask a little headroom so the overflow:hidden doesn't shave them off */
html[dir="rtl"] [data-split] .ln{padding-block-start:.14em;margin-block-start:-.14em}
[data-split] .ln > span{display:inline-block;transform:translateY(105%);
  transition:transform 1.05s var(--e)}
[data-split].in .ln > span{transform:translateY(0)}

/* =========================================================
   MARQUEE
   ========================================================= */
.marq{background:var(--gold);color:var(--ink);overflow:hidden;padding-block:15px;
  border-block:1px solid rgba(11,9,8,.12)}
.marq__track{display:flex;white-space:nowrap;width:max-content;animation:marq 70s linear infinite}
/* in RTL the track overflows to the LEFT of the strip, so it has to travel
   right to stay in view — a reversed -50% would run it off-screen */
html[dir="rtl"] .marq__track{animation-name:marq-rtl}
.marq__track span{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:clamp(.95rem,1.5vw,1.25rem);
  letter-spacing:.04em;padding-inline-end:24px}
@keyframes marq{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@keyframes marq-rtl{to{transform:translateX(50%)}}

/* =========================================================
   INTRO
   ========================================================= */
.intro{padding-block:var(--sy);background:var(--ink)}
.intro__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.62fr 1.38fr;gap:clamp(32px,5vw,90px);align-items:start}
.intro__fig{margin-block-start:30px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:2px}
.intro__fig img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover;filter:grayscale(.35) contrast(1.05);
  transition:transform 1.2s var(--e),filter .8s}
.intro__fig:hover img{transform:scale(1.05);filter:none}
.stmt{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.9vw,2.5rem);line-height:1.3;font-weight:300;
  letter-spacing:-.015em}
html[dir="rtl"] .stmt{font-size:clamp(1.2rem,2.4vw,2rem);line-height:1.75;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0}
[data-words] .w{opacity:.16;transition:opacity .5s ease}
[data-words] .w.lit{opacity:1}
.intro__cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(24px,3.4vw,54px);
  margin-block-start:clamp(40px,5vw,72px);padding-block-start:clamp(30px,4vw,48px);border-block-start:1px solid var(--line)}
.intro__cols h3{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--gold-lt);margin-block-end:10px}
.intro__cols p{color:var(--mut);font-size:.96rem}
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-block-start:34px}
.chips li{padding:8px 18px;border-radius:999px;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
  font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--mut);transition:.4s var(--e)}
html[dir="rtl"] .chips li{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.92rem}
.chips li:hover{color:var(--ink);background:var(--gold);box-shadow:none}

/* =========================================================
   SERVICES
   ========================================================= */
.svcs{padding-block:var(--sy);background:var(--ink-2)}
.svc-list{position:relative;border-block-start:1px solid var(--line)}
.svc{
  position:relative;display:grid;isolation:isolate;
  grid-template-columns:auto 1.1fr 1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,48px);
  padding-block:clamp(28px,3.6vw,46px);border-block-end:1px solid var(--line);
  transition:padding-inline .6s var(--e),color .4s;
}
.svc::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset-block:0;inset-inline:-24px;z-index:-1;
  background:var(--gold);transform:scaleY(0);transform-origin:bottom;
  transition:transform .6s var(--e)}
.svc:hover{padding-inline:24px;color:var(--ink)}
.svc:hover::before{transform:scaleY(1)}
.svc__no{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;opacity:.55}
.svc h3{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.8vw,2.3rem)}
.svc p{color:var(--mut);font-size:.95rem;max-width:44ch;transition:color .4s}
.svc:hover p{color:rgba(11,9,8,.7)}
.svc__arrow{font-style:normal;font-size:1.35rem;transition:transform .5s var(--e)}
.svc:hover .svc__arrow{transform:translateX(10px)}
html[dir="rtl"] .svc__arrow{transform:scaleX(-1)}
html[dir="rtl"] .svc:hover .svc__arrow{transform:scaleX(-1) translateX(10px)}

/* =========================================================
   BAND / STATS
   ========================================================= */
.band{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding-block:clamp(70px,9vw,140px)}
.band__bg{position:absolute;inset:-12% 0}
.band__bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:grayscale(.5) brightness(.42)}
.band__grid{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:clamp(20px,3vw,46px)}
.stat{text-align:center;position:relative}
.stat + .stat::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset-block:12%;
  inset-inline-start:calc(-1 * clamp(10px,1.5vw,23px));width:1px;background:var(--line)}
.stat b{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-d);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,4rem);
  color:var(--gold-lt);line-height:1;margin-block-end:12px}
.stat span{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut)}
html[dir="rtl"] .stat span{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.92rem}

/* =========================================================
   APPROACH
   ========================================================= */
.appr{padding-block:var(--sy);background:var(--ink)}
.steps{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:clamp(20px,3vw,42px);
  padding-block-start:56px}
.steps__line{position:absolute;inset-block-start:0;inset-inline:0;height:1px;background:var(--line)}
.steps__line i{display:block;height:100%;width:0;background:var(--gold);transition:width .1s linear}
.step{position:relative}
.step::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset-block-start:-56px;inset-inline-start:0;
  width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ink);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--gold);
  transform:translateY(-4px)}
.step b{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:1rem;color:var(--gold);margin-block-end:14px;letter-spacing:.1em}
.step h4{font-size:clamp(1.15rem,1.9vw,1.5rem);margin-block-end:10px}
.step p{color:var(--mut);font-size:.94rem}

/* =========================================================
   FOUNDER
   ========================================================= */
.fndr{padding-block:var(--sy);background:var(--ink-2)}
.fndr__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.15fr;gap:clamp(32px,5vw,86px);align-items:center}
/* the portrait is a transparent cutout, so it stands in the panel rather than
   sitting inside a photo box — no blend-mode trickery needed */
.fndr__pic{
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:2px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 78% at 50% 104%, rgba(201,162,39,.24), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(165deg,#241d17,#100d0b);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
  padding-block-start:26px;
}
.fndr__pic::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset-block-end:0;inset-inline:12%;height:1px;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent);opacity:.6;
}
.fndr__pic img{width:100%;filter:grayscale(.9) contrast(1.06);
  transition:filter .9s var(--e),transform 1.2s var(--e)}
.fndr__pic:hover img{filter:grayscale(0) contrast(1);transform:scale(1.03)}
.fndr__p{color:var(--mut);margin-block-start:28px;max-width:56ch}
.fndr__sig{margin-block-start:34px;padding-block-start:24px;border-block-start:1px solid var(--line)}
.fndr__sig b{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:400}
.fndr__sig span{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
html[dir="rtl"] .fndr__sig span{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}

/* =========================================================
   INDUSTRIES
   ========================================================= */
.inds{padding-block:var(--sy) calc(var(--sy) * .6);background:var(--ink)}
.ind-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;column-gap:clamp(30px,5vw,80px)}
.ind-list li{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;padding-block:22px;
  border-block-start:1px solid var(--line);transition:.45s var(--e)}
.ind-list li span{font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--gold);opacity:.7}
.ind-list li p{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.6vw,1.3rem)}
.ind-list li:hover{padding-inline-start:14px;color:var(--gold-lt)}

/* =========================================================
   CTA
   ========================================================= */
.cta{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding-block:clamp(90px,12vw,180px);text-align:center}
.cta__bg{position:absolute;inset:-12% 0}
.cta__bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:brightness(.5) saturate(.55)}
.cta::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--ink) 0%,rgba(11,9,8,.62) 40%,rgba(11,9,8,.78) 100%)}
.cta__body{position:relative;z-index:2}
.cta__body h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem);max-width:18ch;margin-inline:auto}
.cta__body > p{color:var(--mut);margin-block:22px 40px;max-width:46ch;margin-inline:auto}
.cta__tbd{margin-block-start:30px;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut)}
html[dir="rtl"] .cta__tbd{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}

/* =========================================================
   FOOTER
   ========================================================= */
.ftr{background:var(--ink-2);padding-block:clamp(56px,7vw,90px) 0;border-block-start:1px solid var(--line)}
.ftr__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(28px,4vw,52px)}
.ftr__mark{width:96px;height:auto;margin-block-end:22px}
.ftr__slogan{color:var(--mut);max-width:32ch;font-size:.94rem}
.ftr h5{font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-block-end:18px}
html[dir="rtl"] .ftr h5{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.92rem}
.ftr a,.ftr__grid p{display:block;color:var(--mut);font-size:.92rem;margin-block-end:10px;transition:.35s}
.ftr a:hover{color:var(--cream);padding-inline-start:6px}
.ftr__bar{margin-block-start:clamp(40px,5vw,70px);padding-block:24px;border-block-start:1px solid var(--line);
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.74rem;color:var(--mut)}

/* =========================================================
   REVEAL
   ========================================================= */
.rev{opacity:0;transform:translateY(30px);transition:opacity .9s var(--e),transform .9s var(--e)}
.rev.in{opacity:1;transform:none}

/* =========================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================= */
@media (max-width:1080px){
  .intro__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .intro__fig img{aspect-ratio:16/10}
  .fndr__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .fndr__pic{max-width:440px}
  .steps{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:44px 32px}
  .ftr__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media (max-width:860px){
  .svc{grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:6px 18px}
  .svc p{grid-column:2;max-width:none}
  .svc__arrow{display:none}
  .band__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:38px}
  .stat + .stat::before{display:none}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
  .hdr__brand img{width:34px;height:34px}
  .hdr__brand-txt b{font-size:.92rem;letter-spacing:.16em}
  .hdr__brand-txt em{font-size:.48rem;letter-spacing:.16em}
  .steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .steps__line{inset-block-start:0;width:1px;height:100%;inset-inline-start:4px;inset-inline-end:auto}
  .steps__line i{width:100%!important;height:0}
  .step{padding-inline-start:30px}
  .step::before{inset-block-start:6px;inset-inline-start:0}
  .ftr__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero__cta .btn{width:100%}
  .ind-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  *,*::before,*::after{animation:none!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important}
  .rev{opacity:1;transform:none}
  [data-split] .ln > span{transform:none}
  [data-words] .w{opacity:1}
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
}

/* =========================================================
   MULTI-PAGE ADDITIONS
   Dropdown nav · interior pages · content blocks
   Everything below uses logical properties, so it mirrors
   automatically in Arabic. No fixed heights anywhere — blocks
   grow with whatever content the client supplies.
   ========================================================= */

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   NAV — shared
   --------------------------------------------------------- */
.hdr__nav{align-items:center}
.navitem{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px}

/* top-level links keep the original treatment */
.hdr__nav > a,
.navitem > a{
  position:relative;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--mut);transition:color .35s;white-space:nowrap;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .hdr__nav > a,
html[dir="rtl"] .navitem > a{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.96rem}
.hdr__nav > a::after,
.navitem > a::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset-block-end:-6px;inset-inline-start:0;width:0;height:1px;
  background:var(--gold);transition:width .45s var(--e);
}
.hdr__nav > a:hover,.navitem > a:hover,
.hdr__nav > a.is-active,.navitem > a.is-active{color:var(--cream)}
.hdr__nav > a.is-active::after,
.navitem > a.is-active::after{width:100%;background:var(--gold)}
.hdr__nav > a:hover::after,.navitem > a:hover::after{width:100%}

/* caret — decorative on desktop, a real button on mobile */
.sub-tog{
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  width:16px;height:16px;flex:none;pointer-events:none;
  transition:transform .4s var(--e);
}
/* physical borders on purpose: a caret points down in both directions.
   Logical properties would mirror it into a sideways chevron in Arabic. */
.sub-tog i{
  width:6px;height:6px;border-right:1px solid currentColor;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;
  transform:rotate(45deg) translate(-1px,-1px);color:var(--mut);transition:color .35s;
}
.navitem:hover .sub-tog i{color:var(--gold)}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   NAV — desktop dropdown
   --------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (min-width:1101px){
  .sub{
    position:absolute;inset-block-start:calc(100% + 16px);inset-inline-start:-18px;
    min-width:250px;padding:10px;
    background:rgba(16,13,11,.94);backdrop-filter:blur(18px) saturate(1.3);
    box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--line),0 26px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
    display:block;
    opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateY(-8px);
    transition:opacity .32s var(--e),transform .32s var(--e),visibility .32s;
    z-index:60;
  }
  /* hover bridge, so the pointer can cross the gap */
  .navitem::before{
    content:"";position:absolute;inset-block-start:100%;inset-inline:-18px;height:18px;
  }
  .sub__in{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}

  /* Services opens as a three-column panel: the advisory practices, then
     Company Formation and its four pages, then IP & Business and its six.
     Shows the real hierarchy without a third-level flyout, which is
     unusable on touch. The panel is wider than its trigger by design —
     ignore it when auditing horizontal overflow. */
  .sub--mega{min-width:800px;inset-inline-start:-300px}
  .sub--mega .sub__in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.1fr 1.3fr;gap:0 12px;align-items:start}
  .sub__col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px;min-width:0}
  .sub--mega .sub__col + .sub__col{
    border-inline-start:1px solid var(--line);padding-inline-start:12px;
  }
  .navitem:hover .sub,
  .navitem:focus-within .sub{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:translateY(0)}
  .navitem:hover .sub-tog{transform:rotate(180deg)}

  .sub a{
    display:block;padding:11px 16px;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.04em;
    color:var(--mut);white-space:nowrap;transition:.3s var(--e);
    border-inline-start:2px solid transparent;
  }
  html[dir="rtl"] .sub a{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.95rem}
  .sub a::after{display:none}
  .sub a:hover,.sub a.is-active{
    color:var(--cream);background:rgba(201,162,39,.10);border-inline-start-color:var(--gold);
  }
}

/* Two kinds of column heading, deliberately not alike:
   - Company Formation is a real page, so it is a link and behaves like one.
   - Advisory is only a grouping label, so it is styled as a label and never
     invites a click it cannot honour. */
.sub__head{
  display:block;padding:11px 16px;
  border-block-end:1px solid var(--line);margin-block-end:4px;
}
a.sub__head{
  font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:.78rem;color:var(--gold)!important;
}
a.sub__head:hover{
  color:var(--cream)!important;background:rgba(201,162,39,.12);
}
span.sub__head{
  cursor:default;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gold-lt)!important;opacity:.62;padding-block:13px;
}
span.sub__head:hover{background:transparent!important}
html[dir="rtl"] span.sub__head{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.8rem}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   NAV — mobile drawer with accordion
   Built to hold seven top-level items plus every sub-item
   without overflowing: the panel scrolls.
   --------------------------------------------------------- */
/* The drawer takes over below 1025px rather than 861px. Seven top-level
   items plus the language button do not fit across an English header until
   about 1024px wide, so the tablet band gets the drawer — which is already
   built to hold all seven plus their six children. */
@media (max-width:1100.98px){
  .burger{display:flex}
  .hdr__nav{
    position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:-1;background:var(--ink);
    flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:stretch;
    gap:0;padding:104px var(--pad) 48px;
    overflow-y:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;overscroll-behavior:contain;
    clip-path:inset(0 0 100% 0);transition:clip-path .7s var(--e);
  }
  .hdr__nav.open{clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}

  .hdr__nav > a,
  .navitem > a{
    font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:clamp(1.35rem,5.6vw,1.9rem);letter-spacing:0;
    text-transform:none;color:var(--cream);padding-block:14px;
  }
  /* only the link inside a dropdown row grows, to push its caret to the edge.
     Applying this to every top-level link would stretch them down the column. */
  .navitem > a{flex:1}
  .hdr__nav > a,.navitem{flex:none}
  html[dir="rtl"] .hdr__nav > a,
  html[dir="rtl"] .navitem > a{font-size:clamp(1.25rem,5.2vw,1.75rem)}
  .hdr__nav > a::after,.navitem > a::after{display:none}

  .hdr__nav > a,
  .navitem{border-block-end:1px solid var(--line)}
  .navitem{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0}

  /* caret becomes a tappable toggle with a generous target */
  .sub-tog{
    pointer-events:auto;width:52px;height:52px;flex:none;margin-inline-start:auto;
  }
  .sub-tog i{width:9px;height:9px;color:var(--gold)}
  .navitem.open .sub-tog{transform:rotate(180deg)}

  .sub{
    flex-basis:100%;display:grid;grid-template-rows:0fr;
    transition:grid-template-rows .5s var(--e);
  }
  .navitem.open .sub{grid-template-rows:1fr}
  .sub__in{overflow:hidden;min-height:0}
  .sub a{
    display:block;padding:11px 0;padding-inline-start:18px;
    font-size:.95rem;color:var(--mut);
    border-inline-start:1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .sub--mega .sub__in{display:block}
  .sub__col + .sub__col{
    margin-block-start:10px;padding-block-start:10px;padding-inline-start:0;
    border-inline-start:0;border-block-start:1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .sub__head{
    letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
    padding-block:8px!important;border-block-end:0;margin-block-end:0;
  }
  a.sub__head{font-size:.78rem!important;opacity:1}
  span.sub__head{font-size:.66rem!important}
  html[dir="rtl"] a.sub__head{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.95rem!important}
  html[dir="rtl"] span.sub__head{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.86rem!important}
  .sub__col:first-child a:first-child{margin-block-start:2px}
  .sub__col:last-child a:last-child{margin-block-end:16px}
  .sub a.is-active{color:var(--gold);border-inline-start-color:var(--gold)}
}

/* Just above the drawer breakpoint the header is at its tightest with seven
   top-level items, so the nav gap closes up before anything can overflow. */
@media (min-width:1101px) and (max-width:1280px){
  .hdr__nav{gap:18px}
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   INTERIOR PAGE HERO
   --------------------------------------------------------- */
.phero{
  position:relative;isolation:isolate;
  padding-block:clamp(150px,20vw,230px) clamp(56px,7vw,90px);
  overflow:hidden;
}
.phero__media{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-2}
.phero__media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:.34}
.phero__veil{
  position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(11,9,8,.94),rgba(11,9,8,.72) 45%,var(--ink));
}
.crumb{
  display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:9px;
  font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut);
  margin-block-end:20px;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .crumb{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.85rem}
.crumb a{color:var(--mut);transition:color .3s}
.crumb a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.crumb i{font-style:normal;color:var(--gold);opacity:.6}
html[dir="rtl"] .crumb i{transform:scaleX(-1)}
.crumb b{font-weight:400;color:var(--cream)}
.phero h1{
  font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5.4vw,4.2rem);max-width:19ch;
  overflow-wrap:break-word;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .phero h1{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4.4vw,3.3rem);max-width:22ch}
.phero__lead{
  margin-block-start:clamp(18px,2.4vw,28px);max-width:62ch;
  font-size:clamp(1rem,1.45vw,1.16rem);color:var(--mut);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   PAGE BODY BLOCKS
   --------------------------------------------------------- */
.psec{padding-block:clamp(56px,8vw,110px)}
.psec--tight{padding-block:clamp(38px,5vw,70px)}
.psec--alt{background:var(--ink-2)}

/* a big pull-quote statement */
.pstmt{
  font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3.2vw,2.5rem);line-height:1.28;
  max-width:26ch;color:var(--cream);
}
html[dir="rtl"] .pstmt{font-size:clamp(1.3rem,2.7vw,2.05rem);line-height:1.6;max-width:30ch}

/* stacked content blocks — heading + body, any number of them */
.blocks{display:grid;gap:clamp(30px,4vw,54px);margin-block-start:clamp(34px,4.5vw,60px)}
.block{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,7ch) minmax(0,1fr);
  gap:6px clamp(18px,3vw,44px);align-items:start;
  padding-block-start:clamp(20px,2.6vw,30px);border-block-start:1px solid var(--line);
}
.block__n{
  font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:.9rem;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.1em;
  padding-block-start:5px;
}
.block__b{min-width:0}
.block h3{
  font-size:clamp(1.15rem,1.9vw,1.55rem);margin-block-end:10px;
  overflow-wrap:break-word;
}
.block p{color:var(--mut);max-width:64ch;overflow-wrap:break-word}

/* the "what this covers" checklist */
.checks{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,300px),1fr));
  gap:2px clamp(24px,4vw,56px);margin-block-start:clamp(26px,3.4vw,40px);
}
.checks li{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr);gap:14px;align-items:start;
  padding-block:15px;border-block-end:1px solid var(--line);
}
.checks li::before{
  content:"";width:6px;height:6px;margin-block-start:11px;flex:none;
  background:var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg);
}
.checks li span{color:var(--mut);overflow-wrap:break-word}

/* Regulator footnote under an IP service list — which UAE authority
   administers the filing. Deliberately quiet; it is a fact, not a claim. */
.pnote{
  margin-block-start:clamp(22px,2.6vw,34px);max-width:68ch;
  font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.7;color:var(--mut);
  padding-inline-start:14px;border-inline-start:1px solid var(--line);
}

/* card grid — used by the two overview pages to reach their children */
.cards{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,290px),1fr));
  gap:clamp(16px,2vw,26px);margin-block-start:clamp(34px,4.5vw,60px);
}
.card{
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;
  padding:clamp(24px,3vw,36px);background:var(--ink-2);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
  transition:background .45s var(--e),transform .45s var(--e),box-shadow .45s var(--e);
}
.card:hover{
  background:var(--ink-3);transform:translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(201,162,39,.35),0 22px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.34);
}
.card__n{font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:.82rem;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.18em}
.card h3{font-size:clamp(1.12rem,1.7vw,1.4rem);overflow-wrap:break-word}
.card p{color:var(--mut);font-size:.95rem;flex:1;overflow-wrap:break-word}
.card__go{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:var(--gold);
  font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-block-start:4px;
}
html[dir="rtl"] .card__go{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.92rem}
.card__go i{font-style:normal;transition:transform .4s var(--e)}
html[dir="rtl"] .card__go i{transform:scaleX(-1)}
.card:hover .card__go i{transform:translateX(6px)}
html[dir="rtl"] .card:hover .card__go i{transform:scaleX(-1) translateX(6px)}

/* two-column split: copy beside a picture */
.split{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,320px),1fr));
  gap:clamp(30px,5vw,72px);align-items:center;
}
.split__fig{position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.split__fig img{width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:cover}
.split__fig--frame{
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line),0 30px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  background:var(--ink-2);
}
.split__fig--frame::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(201,162,39,.28);
}

/* founder portrait — the supplied photograph has its own background,
   so it is framed deliberately rather than floated as a cutout */
.portrait{max-width:430px;margin-inline:auto;width:100%}
.portrait img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.portrait__cap{
  padding:16px 20px;background:var(--ink-2);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
}
.portrait__cap b{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--cream)}
.portrait__cap span{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
html[dir="rtl"] .portrait__cap span{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}

/* sign-off beneath the founder's message */
.portrait__sign{
  margin-block-start:clamp(20px,2.4vw,30px);
  font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:1rem;color:var(--gold);
}

/* pull quote — the client's own sentence, set apart from the body copy */
.pquote{
  margin-block-start:clamp(28px,3.4vw,44px);max-width:56ch;
  padding-inline-start:clamp(18px,2vw,26px);
  border-inline-start:2px solid var(--gold);
  font-family:var(--ff-d);font-size:clamp(1.12rem,2vw,1.5rem);
  line-height:1.5;color:var(--cream);
}
html[dir="rtl"] .pquote{font-size:clamp(1.02rem,1.8vw,1.32rem);line-height:1.8}

/* page-level call to action */
.pcta{
  padding-block:clamp(56px,8vw,110px);text-align:center;
  background:var(--ink-2);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 var(--line);
}
.pcta h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.6vw,2.9rem);max-width:20ch;margin-inline:auto}
html[dir="rtl"] .pcta h2{font-size:clamp(1.45rem,3vw,2.4rem);max-width:24ch}
.pcta p{color:var(--mut);max-width:56ch;margin:18px auto 30px}

/* prose — a safe container for whatever the client sends later */
.prose{max-width:70ch}
.prose > * + *{margin-block-start:1.05em}
.prose p,.prose li{color:var(--mut);overflow-wrap:break-word}
.prose h2{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.8vw,2.1rem);margin-block-start:1.6em}
.prose h3{font-size:clamp(1.15rem,1.9vw,1.5rem);margin-block-start:1.5em}
.prose ul{display:grid;gap:9px}
.prose ul li{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px;align-items:start;
}
.prose ul li::before{
  content:"";width:5px;height:5px;margin-block-start:10px;
  background:var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   RESPONSIVE
   --------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width:760px){
  .block{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}
  .block__n{padding-block-start:0}
  .portrait{max-width:340px}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
  .phero{padding-block:clamp(124px,30vw,160px) clamp(40px,9vw,60px)}
  .phero h1{font-size:clamp(1.75rem,8.2vw,2.4rem);max-width:none}
  html[dir="rtl"] .phero h1{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,7.4vw,2.1rem)}
  .phero__lead{font-size:.98rem}
  .pstmt{font-size:clamp(1.28rem,6.4vw,1.7rem);max-width:none}
  html[dir="rtl"] .pstmt{font-size:clamp(1.15rem,5.8vw,1.5rem)}
  .crumb{font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.14em}
  .card{padding:22px}
  .pcta h2,.pcta p{max-width:none}
}

/* very small screens — keep the drawer usable */
@media (max-width:1100.98px) and (max-height:620px){
  .hdr__nav{padding-block-start:88px}
  .hdr__nav > a,.navitem > a{font-size:1.15rem;padding-block:10px}
  .sub-tog{height:42px}
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   CONTACT FORM
   Grows with its content; every field is full width on phones.
   --------------------------------------------------------- */
.cform{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,220px),1fr));
  gap:clamp(14px,2vw,20px);align-content:start;
  padding:clamp(24px,3.4vw,40px);background:var(--ink-2);
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
}
.cform label{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;min-width:0}
.cform__wide{grid-column:1/-1}
.cform label span{
  font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);
}
html[dir="rtl"] .cform label span{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.86rem}
.cform input,.cform select,.cform textarea{
  font:inherit;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--cream);
  background:var(--ink);border:0;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
  padding:13px 15px;border-radius:2px;width:100%;
  transition:box-shadow .35s var(--e);
}
.cform textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:110px}
.cform input::placeholder,.cform textarea::placeholder{color:var(--mut-d)}
.cform input:focus,.cform select:focus,.cform textarea:focus{
  outline:none;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--gold);
}
.cform select{appearance:none;cursor:pointer}
.cform select option{background:var(--ink);color:var(--cream)}
.cform .btn{grid-column:1/-1;justify-self:start}
.cform__note{
  grid-column:1/-1;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--mut-d);margin-block-start:2px;
}
@media (max-width:560px){
  .cform{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .cform .btn{justify-self:stretch;text-align:center}
}

/* second and later pages in a session: no loader, no gate, no flash */
.loader.instant,.gate.instant{display:none!important;transition:none!important}