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+import Image from 'next/image';
+import { Mail, Phone } from 'lucide-react';
+import { SiWhatsapp } from 'react-icons/si';
+
+const partners = [
+  {
+    name: 'Thulani Gumede',
+    title: 'Partner — Corporate Law',
+    image: 'https://images.pexels.com/photos/8730275/pexels-photo-8730275.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940',
+    alt: 'Thulani Gumede, Partner, Corporate Law',
+    experience: '20+ years',
+    education: 'LLB (UKZN), LLM (UCT)',
+    focus: 'Mergers, acquisitions, commercial contracts',
+    email: 'thulani@gumedepartners.co.za',
+    phone: '+27315551234',
+    whatsapp: '27821234567'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Nomusa Zulu',
+    title: 'Partner — Real Estate',
+    image: 'https://images.pexels.com/photos/4427615/pexels-photo-4427615.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940',
+    alt: 'Nomusa Zulu, Partner, Real Estate',
+    experience: '18 years',
+    education: 'LLB (Wits)',
+    focus: 'Property developments, conveyancing, sectional title',
+    email: 'nomusa@gumedepartners.co.za',
+    phone: '+27315555678',
+    whatsapp: '27831234567'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Sibusiso Mthembu',
+    title: 'Senior Associate — Business Litigation',
+    image: 'https://images.pexels.com/photos/37726678/pexels-photo-37726678.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940',
+    alt: 'Sibusiso Mthembu, Senior Associate, Business Litigation',
+    experience: '12 years',
+    education: 'LLB (UKZN), LLM (UP)',
+    focus: 'Commercial disputes, arbitration, debt recovery',
+    email: 'sibusiso@gumedepartners.co.za',
+    phone: '+27315559012',
+    whatsapp: '27841234567'
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Lindiwe Khumalo',
+    title: 'Senior Attorney — Labour & Employment',
+    image: 'https://images.pexels.com/photos/7875996/pexels-photo-7875996.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940',
+    alt: 'Lindiwe Khumalo, Senior Attorney, Labour & Employment',
+    experience: '10 years',
+    education: 'LLB (UNISA)',
+    focus: 'Employment contracts, unfair dismissal, CCMA representation',
+    email: 'lindiwe@gumedepartners.co.za',
+    phone: '+27315553456',
+    whatsapp: '27851234567'
+  }
+];
+
+export default function PartnerProfilesSection() {
+  return (
+    <section id="partner-profiles" className="bg-[#F0F8FF] px-6 py-20">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-6xl">
+        <div className="mb-12">
+          <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-[#0077BE]">
+            Senior legal counsel
+          </p>
+          <h2 className="mt-3 text-3xl font-black tracking-tight text-[#1A2B3C] lg:text-4xl">
+            Decades of <i className="italic">legal experience</i>, on your side
+          </h2>
+          <p className="mt-4 max-w-2xl text-base text-[#1A2B3C]/80">
+            Meet the partners and senior attorneys who deliver strategic counsel in corporate law,
+            real estate, and business litigation across KwaZulu‑Natal.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid gap-8 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4">
+          {partners.map((partner) => (
+            <div
+              key={partner.email}
+              className="group flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-[#1A2B3C]/15 bg-white transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:border-[#0077BE]"
+            >
+              <div className="relative h-64 w-full overflow-hidden sm:h-72">
+                <Image
+                  src={partner.image}
+                  alt={partner.alt}
+                  fill
+                  className="object-cover transition-transform duration-500 ease-out group-hover:scale-105"
+                  sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 25vw"
+                />
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col p-5">
+                <h3 className="text-lg font-bold leading-snug text-[#1A2B3C]">
+                  {partner.name}
+                </h3>
+                <p className="mt-1 text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-[#0077BE]">
+                  {partner.title}
+                </p>
+
+                <div className="mt-3 border-t border-[#1A2B3C]/10 pt-3 text-sm leading-relaxed text-[#1A2B3C]/70">
+                  <p>
+                    <span className="font-medium text-[#1A2B3C]">Experience:</span>{' '}
+                    {partner.experience}
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="mt-1">
+                    <span className="font-medium text-[#1A2B3C]">Education:</span>{' '}
+                    {partner.education}
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="mt-1">
+                    <span className="font-medium text-[#1A2B3C]">Focus:</span>{' '}
+                    {partner.focus}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="mt-auto flex items-center gap-3 pt-4">
+                  <a
+                    href={`mailto:${partner.email}`}
+                    aria-label={`Email ${partner.name}`}
+                    className="text-[#0077BE] transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-[#005A99]"
+                  >
+                    <Mail className="h-5 w-5" />
+                  </a>
+                  <a
+                    href={`tel:${partner.phone}`}
+                    aria-label={`Call ${partner.name}`}
+                    className="text-[#0077BE] transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-[#005A99]"
+                  >
+                    <Phone className="h-5 w-5" />
+                  </a>
+                  <a
+                    href={`https://wa.me/${partner.whatsapp}`}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    aria-label={`WhatsApp ${partner.name}`}
+                    className="text-[#0077BE] transition-colors duration-200 ease-out hover:text-[#25D366]"
+                  >
+                    <SiWhatsapp className="h-5 w-5" />
+                  </a>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}