specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Lazard
providerId: lazard
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Investment Banking
  - Asset Management
description: Lazard publishes no public API pricing or billing documentation. This artifact is a placeholder
  FOCUS-aligned scaffold for any future private institutional integration; meters describe the kind of
  signal a consumer would track against an engagement agreement.
sources:
  - https://www.lazard.com/
notes: No public pricing or billing model. FinOps shape can only be filled in once a private engagement
  exists.
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Lazard, Inc.
serviceCategory: Financial Services / Advisory
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Engagement / Advisory Fee
  billingFrequency: Per-Engagement
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Lazard
  ServiceCategory: Financial Services / Advisory
  ProviderName: Lazard
  PublisherName: Lazard, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Lazard, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - integration
      - environment
  - name: documents_exchanged
    unit: document
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - engagement
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: No public consumption telemetry; integrators measure traffic and document volume client-side
      against engagement scope.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag any private API calls with the consuming fund / mandate / deal so cost can be allocated
      against the engagement fee.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Cache low-volatility reference data; coordinate batch workflows over real-time polling;
      reduce duplicate document exchanges.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Engagement owner and operations counterpart review integration metrics against the
      advisory or fund agreement.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com