NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) : Highlights Net income per share, as adjusted1, of $0.98 (diluted) for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, excluding a net benefit of $1.78 (diluted) per share related to release of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets2, compared to $0.64 (diluted) for the 2014 second quarter. Pre-tax income per share (diluted), as adjusted1, up 37% from second-quarter 2014 Record second-quarter operating revenue1 of $607 million, up 6% from second-quarter 20