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HERMAN BENNETT CONSULTING is an economic consulting firm for companies and governments. Our practice areas are valuation, damage assessment, financial services, transfer pricing, taxes, regulation, and technology. For over a decade, we have provided economic reports, advised legal teams, and counseled C-level clients.


Our main deliverable: well-supported and convincing arguments in litigations and administrative proceedings. Our clients value our approach and have trusted us with high-value cases.


Each project is personally led by Herman Bennett, PhD in Economics from MIT with ample experience in testifying. He has served as an expert witness in civil, tax and criminal litigations, local and international arbitrations, SII tax audits, CMF financial proceedings, constitutional appeals, sectoral appeals, and regulated price reviews.



PRACTICE AREAS & SAMPLE CASES



VALUATION / DAMAGES






1. Estimated the damages of a breach of contract, which affected ticket sales of a concert on high demand. Our report was presented in civil court.


2. Assessed the proportionality of a consumer-protection fine. Our report was part of a constitutional challenge.


3. Estimated the market value of an OTC commodity derivative. Our report was presented in an SII tax audit.


4. Advised a family office on valuation matters related to a restructuring. Our input allowed them to identify tax audit risks.



REGULATION






1. Quantified the responsibility of a utility firm in a break of service. Our report was presented in a class action lawsuit.


2. Helped an important commercial distributor respond to a request for information from the competition authorities.


3. Evaluated a spectrum allocation study. Our report was part of an appeal to the telecom regulator.


4. Assessed the cost-advantages of Uber type taxies. The study was requested by the governmental authority and was used to design the regulation of the industry.



TECHNOLOGY






1. Evaluated a blockchain project in the financial sector. Analyzed market size, regulations, and the provision of liquidity. Designed the operational flow in the blockchain.


2. Helped an IoT firm to identify its advantages over competitors and to define its sales strategy.


3. Advisor to a healthcare startup.


4. Talks on technology and its impact on business and regulation. [Videos]


OUR PHILOSOPHY



The building blocks of our work: LISTEN, ANALYZE, SYNTHETIZE & COMMUNICATE.



"[I found the report] very convincing and well grounded, it transmits trust, ...It doesn’t take anything for granted and guides you well to the conclusions."



Tax Partner at Law Firm in Tier 1 of Legal 500



"[The report] is very clear and sound."



Chief Legal Officer at a Mining Company



"We received excellent comments on your presentation. It was very well received by the audience and by all our team."



President of a Retail Company



"We consider that [the report] provides a very clear exposition of the issues and has sound conclusions."



Dispute Resolution Associate at Law Firm in Tier 4 of Legal 500



"[Your advice] heavily influenced my last months and how I am now making my decisions"



Entrepreneur



"Thanks for opening our minds"



Entrepreneur



MORE ABOUT HERMAN BENNETT


​PhD in Economics from MIT and Ingeniero Comercial from PUC-Chile. Former Economist at the IMF, the Central Bank of Chile, and Chile’s Ministry of Economy. Principal Consultant on 40+ projects with expertise in valuing assets, damages, and contracts, as well as in analyzing and drafting regulation. Author of financial norms in Chile’s Consumer Protection Law and leader of the team that redesigned Chile’s corporate insolvency legislation. Professor of Finance, Statistics, and Econometrics with 15+ years of teaching experience across the US, Chile, and Mexico. Former Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Has taught fintech programs for regulators, transfer pricing courses at law schools, and capstone project courses at business schools. Author of the book Normativa Tributaria de Precios de Transferencia (Editorial Tirant lo Blanch, Spain, 2025).


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2025-2011



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