Operator Good day, and welcome to the Greenhill Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Patrick Suehnholz, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Patrick Suehnholz -- Director of Investor Relations Thank you. Good afternoon and thank you all for joining us today for Greenhill's Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call. I am Patrick Suehnholz, Greenhill's Head of Investor Relations. And joining me on the call today is Scott Bok, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Today's call may include forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our current expectations regarding future events that, by their nature, are outside of the firm's control and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The firm's actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from what is indicated in those forward-looking statements.