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With each engagement, the mindset of our assurance team serving private companies is to deliver value beyond the completed financial statement or report. Throughout the process, our business-minded professionals take a holistic view of the entity — sharing perspective gained during the report process in additional areas such as tax, business operations and even estate planning opportunities for owners.

Focused on private companies for more than 40 years, our assurance professionals proactively seek out and complete numerous hours of technical training and research annually, often beyond state licensing requirements, to maintain a command of the latest technical knowledge applicable to private companies. Our technical acumen has led to senior members of our team serving in prestigious national roles, such as on the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board and its Technical Issues Committee. We put that knowledge and insight to work for private companies in all industries and of all sizes, including companies with over $1 billion in annual revenue. In addition to financial statement audits and reviews, we also perform various agreed-upon procedures and employee benefit plan audits.

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Marie Brilmyer, CPA, MAcc

Partner, Cohen & Co Advisory, LLC
Partner, Cohen & Company, Ltd.
mbrilmyer@cohenco.com
330.255.4348

Phil Ryan, CPA, MBA

Market Leader, Private Equity
Partner, Cohen & Co Advisory, LLC
Partner, Cohen & Company, Ltd.
pryan@cohenco.com
216.774.1120

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