.associates-hero {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 85% 15%, rgba(157, 169, 0, .28), transparent 31%), linear-gradient(118deg, #071f33 0%, #14301c 65%, #3d4a0b 100%);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 56px 6% 64px;
}
.associates-eyebrow {
    color: #bdeef2;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.associates-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 46px);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    max-width: 720px;
}
.associates-hero h1 span {
    color: #c8df65;
}
.associates-hero-copy {
    max-width: 620px;
    color: #d5e4eb;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
}

.associates-section {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #edf5f8 0, #fff 20%);
    padding: 56px 6% 90px;
}
.associates-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
    gap: 28px;
}
.associates-alumni-section {
    padding-top: 0;
}
.associates-alumni-heading {
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #495b6b;
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    padding-top: 36px;
    border-top: 1px solid #dde6ee;
}
.associate-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #e6eef2;
    border-radius: 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(16, 42, 67, .08);
    padding: 26px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
}
.associate-card:has(.associate-photo:hover) {
    z-index: 5;
}
.associate-photo-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.associate-photo {
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 3px solid #f2f6de;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
}
.associate-photo:hover,
.associate-photo:focus {
    transform: scale(2.6);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(16, 42, 67, .28);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
}
.associate-name {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #102a43;
    margin: 0 0 2px;
}
.associate-title {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #6e7600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .05em;
    margin: 0;
}
.associate-alumni-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #79879c;
    background: #eef2f6;
    border: 1px solid #dde6ee;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .05em;
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 2px 8px;
    margin-top: 5px;
}
.associate-quote {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #627d98;
    margin: 16px 0 0;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 18px;
}
.associate-quote:first-of-type:before {
    content: '\201C';
    position: absolute;
    left: -2px;
    top: -6px;
    font-size: 28px;
    color: #c8df65;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
.associate-quote:last-of-type:after {
    content: '\201D';
    color: #c8df65;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 0;
    vertical-align: -3px;
    margin-left: 2px;
}
.associate-more-toggle {
    align-self: flex-start;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: #6e7600;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    padding: 4px 0;
    margin-top: 16px;
    cursor: pointer;
}
.associate-more-toggle:hover {
    color: #4f5400;
}
.associate-more-toggle .fa-chevron-down {
    transition: transform .2s ease;
    margin-left: 4px;
}
.associate-more-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .fa-chevron-down {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
}