Valuation Advisory Services
Valuation and consulting for financial reporting; federal, state and local tax; investment; and risk management purposes.
Robert Herman
Managing Director and Global Head of Tax Services
Robert Herman joined Duff & Phelps in 2004. He is a managing director in the Chicago office and global leader of the Tax Services Business Unit , specializing in Property Tax Services. He has more than 30 years of experience in valuation and over 15 years in property tax consulting.
Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, Robert was a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche, leading the Complex Properties practice for the central United States. He also was an executive vice president with Real Estate Analysis Corporation, a valuation and consulting firm in Chicago. He has provided valuation appeals, negotiations, pre- and post-acquisition due diligence, real estate transfer tax analysis, litigation support, personal property compliance and property tax exemptions. Robert advises owners of complex properties and multi-jurisdictional portfolios from a variety of diverse industries.
Robert holds a B.B.A. in finance and real estate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a licensed certified general real estate appraiser in numerous states and holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute.
Representative Engagements
Robert has provided expert witness testimony in federal and local courts and administrative venues for property types such as manufacturing facilities, paper mills, power plants, electric transmission and distribution systems, ethanol plants, airline terminals, casinos, single and multi-tenant office buildings, single-tenant laboratories buildings and single and multi-tenant retail facilities.
Robert has provided property tax consulting assistance to a wide variety of property types such as airlines, automotive parts facilities, baseball stadiums, casinos, solar panel manufacturing plants, single-tenant office and laboratory buildings and single-and multi-tenant retail facilities.
Other Areas We Can Help
Tax Services
Innovative tax advisory and compliance services encompassing property tax, sales and use tax, and site selection and incentives.
Property Tax Services
Property tax management and minimization services and strategies.
IP Related Transfer Pricing and Tax
Advising multinational companies in the valuations of intellectual property for tax and transfer pricing purposes
Case Studies
Sell Side Advisor
Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business, Advised Twin Peaks, a Portfolio Company of Garnett Station Partners, on Its Sale to FAT Brands Inc.
a portfolio company of
has been acquired by
Exclusive Financial Advisor
Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business, Advised Gualapack on Its Acquisition of Teruel Embalagens – Papéis Amália Ltda
has acquired
