Lazard LTD. (LAZ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning and welcome to Lazard's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. This call is being recorded. Currently, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following the remarks, we will conduct a question and answer session. Instructions will be provided at that time. If anyone should require assistance during the call, Please press the star key followed by zero on your telephone keypad. At this time, I will turn the call over to William Murdoch, Lazard's head strategy and investor relations. Please go ahead. William Murdoch Thanks, Chelsea. Good morning and welcome to Lazard's earning call for the second quarter and first half of 2026. I'm William Murdoch, head of strategy and investor relations. In addition to today's audio comments, we have posted our earnings release on our website. The replay of this call will also be available on our website later today. Before we begin, let me remind you that we may make forward-looking statements about our business and performance. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance, achievements, or other events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, if not limited to, those factors discussed in the company's SEC filings, which you can access on our website. Lizard assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these forward-looking statements and assumes no duty to update them. Please also note that, unless we state otherwise, all financial measures we've discussed today are non-GAAP-adjusted financial measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are meaningful when evaluating the company's performance. The reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is a comparable GAAP measur...