Cohen & Co is pleased to announce its 2025 partnership class. The class includes Angela Bacarella-Wood, Dave Charles, Mike Dellavalle, Jon Dittrich, Syed Farooq, Bryan Friedmann, Kevin Kray and Asha Shettigar.
“We are proud to recognize this exceptional group of professionals, all of whom are shining examples of the great people our firm is fortunate to have,” says CEO Chris Bellamy. “Their role as new partners represents a meaningful investment in growth and innovation. We look forward to their many continued contributions on behalf of our clients and as leaders in our firm.”
2025 Partner Class
Dave Charles | Tax | Cleveland, OH
Dave focuses on pass-through entity taxation, specifically for rental real estate and construction companies, investment partnerships and private equity groups. He assists clients with transactional tax compliance, planning and consulting, and also specializes in partnership formation and liquidation, sale transactions, waterfall and 704 special allocations.
Jon Dittrich | Tax | Cleveland, OH
Jon primarily works with private companies on tax matters, such as income tax compliance, partnership capital account maintenance, tax consulting, R&D credits, capital cost recovery, accounting methods, and ASC 740 review and preparation. He advises a variety of industries, including private equity, professional services, manufacturing, technology and transportation.
Bryan Friedmann | Assurance | Cleveland, OH
Bryan has extensive technical expertise in providing assurance services to a variety of fund structures, including closed-end, mutual, exchange-traded and hedge funds. His experience includes working with hard-to-value investments, complex derivative transactions, controlled foreign corporations and examinations of securities in accordance with the 1940 Act.
Kevin Kray | Assurance | Cleveland, OH
Kevin provides assurance services to a broad spectrum of clients across the investment industry, including mutual, exchange-traded, closed-end and hedge funds, as well as investment advisers. He works closely with clients to navigate evolving regulatory requirements and provide specialized audit and industry expertise.
