FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   HEYER STEVEN J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/14/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Lazard Ltd [LAZ] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10020 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HEYER STEVEN J C/O LAZARD LTD 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, NY 10020	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Steven J. Heyer		06/14/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
  Remarks: No securities are beneficially owned.  I hereby appoint Scott D. Hoffman and William J. White, each of them with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my  true and lawful attorney-in-fact to execute and file such documents and other information, including amendments and exhibits  thereto, as may be required to be filed, or which such attorney-in-fact may deem to be desirable to be filed, pursuant to  Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, Form 3s, Form 4s, and Form  5s, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and, if necessary, foreign regulators, granting to such  attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that such  attorney may deem necessary, advisable or appropriate as I might or could do personally, hereby ratifying and confirming all  acts and things that such attorney or attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney. This  appointment shall be effective until revoked by writing delivered to the General Counsel of Lazard Ltd.

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