Valuation Advisory
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
Intellectual Property Advisory Services
Leading provider of IP-related strategic advisory services to allow companies, attorneys and investors to grow, protect and maximize their IP assets.
Case Studies
Financial Advisor
Duff & Phelps Acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to TeamViewer in Connection with Its Acquisition of Ubimax
has acquired
Sell Side Advisor
Duff & Phelps’ Restaurant M&A Advisory Team Advised Diversified Restaurant Holdings on Its Merger with Patton Wings, an Investment Entity Affiliated with ICV Partners
has merged with Patton Wings, an investment entity affiliated with
