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 |
Conor Fitzgerald | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Sharon Leung | Instinet LLC |
Jeffery J. Harte | Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP |
Ann Dai | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. |
Devin P. Ryan | JMP Securities LLC |
Good morning, and welcome to Lazard's First Quarter 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. Instructions will be provided at that time.