Lazard, Inc. announced that Ben Braun joined the firm as Managing Director and Global Head of Media, Entertainment & Sports Advisory. Based in New York, Mr. Braun will lead the firm?s newly created Media, Entertainment & Sports advisory team. This specialized practice area will operate within Lazard's Financial Advisory business, offering a comprehensive range of services tailored to the unique needs of clients in these rapidly evolving industries.

Mr. Braun joins Lazard from Liontree, where he served as Partner since 2014. He was previously Head of Media & Telecommunications M&A at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, having joined Merrill Lynch in 1997. Mr. Braun graduated as an Amos Tuck Scholar from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1997 and graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University in 1992.