Alexandra Deignan | Lazard Ltd. |
Kenneth Marc Jacobs | Lazard Ltd. |
Evan L. Russo | Lazard Ltd. |
Michael Needham | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Brennan Hawken | UBS Securities LLC |
Matthew Gruseke | KBW |
Devin P. Ryan | JMP Securities LLC |
Good morning and welcome to Lazard's Second Quarter and First Half 2018 Earnings Conference Call. This call is being recorded. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Following the remarks, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will be provided at that time. At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to Alexandra Deignan, Lazard's Head of Investor Relations.