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CLEVELAND and AKRON, Ohio and PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cohen & Company has elected five individuals to its 2023 partner class, effective June 1: Julie Lowry, Kaitlin Mansfield, Angel Rice, Robert Venables and Krista Zuchowski. 

“Our new partners have accomplished so much already in their careers,” says Cohen & Company CEO Chris Bellamy. “They are amazing leaders, practitioners and colleagues in their own right. Some began their careers with us as interns; others joined as more seasoned hires. But, all are a testament to the firm’s ongoing efforts to not only attract and retain the best professionals in our industry, but to support them as they grow and flourish.”

Meet the firm’s newest partners:

Julie Lowry │ Assurance Partner │ Cleveland, OH
Julie specializes in the audits of mutual funds and private funds and is also involved in SEC custody rule examinations. Among other areas, her expertise includes auditing, accounting and financial reporting requirements specific to complex derivative instruments, Level 3 securities, guaranteed investment contracts, controlled foreign corporations (CFCs), funds-of-funds, private equity funds and master-feeder structures. 

Kaitlin Mansfield │ Assurance Partner │ Pittsburgh, PA 
The geographic lead of the firm’s Pittsburgh office, Kaitlin serves clients in the technology and life science, venture capital and not-for-profit industries. She provides a wide range of assurance services, such as assisting clients with internal controls, revenue recognition, complex equity structures and stock options, and valuation of portfolio company investments.

Angel Rice │ Tax Partner │ Cleveland, OH
Angel focuses on tax planning and compliance, as well as reporting and minimization strategies for clients within the real estate and construction industry. She has deep expertise in the area of Qualified Opportunity Zones and serves as one of the firm’s leaders in this area.

Robert Venables │ Tax Partner │ Akron, OH
Robert advises closely held and private equity owned businesses in a variety of industries. An integral member of the Technical Transaction Group and leader of the Accounting Methods Group, he is involved in tax planning and technical matters related to international concerns, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Krista Zuchowski │ Tax Partner │ Cleveland, OH 
Krista helps private companies and their owners work through a variety of technical issues relating to accounting and taxation. She has worked with clients in several industries but focuses on real estate, with expertise in structuring, compliance and exit strategies for the New Markets and Historic Tax Credits.

About Cohen & Company
Named one of America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms by Forbes and one of the Best of the Best Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting, Cohen & Company offers assurance, tax and advisory services to clients throughout the U.S. and worldwide. The firm serves a broad range of clients, from privately held companies and their owners; to public and private funds, advisers and fund service providers within the investment industry; to Fortune 1000 multinational enterprises. Founded in 1977, Cohen & Company has more than 750 dedicated professionals across the U.S. and 11 offices in Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Through affiliated entities the firm also has an international presence in the Cayman Islands and Ireland. Learn more at cohencpa.com. 

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland police are investigating after several Cleveland Browns player were robbed at gunpoint downtown.

The Browns have identified the players as cornerback Greg Newsome II and defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey.

According to the Cleveland police report, Newsome told officers he left Rumor Bar & Lounge on W. 6th Street with another person around 2:15 a.m. Monday, June 5 and drove to the Filter Bar and Lounge in the 700 block of W. Superior Ave.

Newsome stated they parked their 2022 Ram truck in the parking lot next to Filter and went into the bar.

Newsome told police when they went back to the truck around 3:30 a.m., six masked men jumped out of an unknown car and robbed them at gunpoint.

Before driving off in the truck, the suspects also stole some jewelry.

Newsome stated nobody was injured.

Cleveland police are also investigating the theft of a Cleveland Browns player’s vehicle from the parking garage at The May in the 200 block of Euclid Ave.

Officers responded to the garage around 8 a.m. Sunday, June 4, when the owners realized their vehicles were gone. One of the vehicles, a 2023 Dodge Durango Hellcat, belongs to Cleveland Browns player Demetric Felton.

According to the police report, security video showed suspects driving into the garage around 4:50 a.m., taking a parking ticket and driving around the garage.

Once the suspects saw the Hellcat, they broke into the vehicle and drove away in it. Before leaving the garage, the suspects also stole a Dodge Challenger. according to the police report.

Police said there are no arrests in either incident.

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