POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Scott D. Hoffman the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



1. prepare and execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto,

and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the

undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;



2. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or

director of Lazard Ltd (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, and any other forms or

reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned's ownership,

acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;



3. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or

desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, or other form or report, or any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock

exchange or similar authority; and



4. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the

opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,

the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's

discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any

and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do

if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to

be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

comply with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to

file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by

the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorney-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this

24th day of February, 2016.





Signature:      /s/ Richard N. Haass

Print Name:    Richard N. Haass