EX-24.1 2 rrd242569_274241.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

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				   POWER OF ATTORNEY

      	The undersigned, Stephanie Ricciardi, hereby authorizes and designates Christopher
Ricciardi, President of Cohen & Company Inc. ("Cohen"), Joseph W. Pooler, Jr., Chief Financial
Officer of Cohen, Rachael Fink, Secretary of Cohen, and Pamela A. Morone, Assistant Secretary
of Cohen, individually and not jointly, as her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for her
and in her name, place and stead, to (1) sign and file for and on behalf of the undersigned any
and all Forms 3, 4 and 5 required to be signed and filed by the undersigned pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; (2) do and perform any and all acts
for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such filings, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-
fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not
assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

      	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by Cohen, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to Cohen or the applicable attorney-in-fact.

      Dated this 26th day of March, 2010.

							/s/Stephanie Ricciardi
							Stephanie Ricciardi