Peter von Irle
Co-Founder | Managing Partner
The conventional wisdom says expertise demands narrow specialization. Peter von Irle's career stands as a direct refutation of this flawed premise.
His intellectual journey began unconventionally—raised across continents by parents who believed education happened through immersion rather than institution. While most children were memorizing multiplication tables, Peter was navigating military coups in West Africa and learning self-sufficiency on remote islands near the Arctic Circle.
This foundation of cross-domain thinking became the blueprint for his professional approach. After graduating summa cum laude with dual majors in Russian History and International Political Economy, and earning his Juris Doctorate with a focus on international tax and corporate transactions, Peter refused the traditional path of progressive specialization.
Instead, he built and scaled multiple businesses across disparate industries—from technology platforms to retail chains to financial services. Each venture provided not just financial returns but insights across domains that most specialists never encounter.
This breadth of experience proved invaluable when he turned his attention to international wealth architecture. While conventional advisors offer fragment solutions from their narrow silos, Peter's approach integrates legal expertise, business acumen, and financial strategy into comprehensive frameworks that transcend typical constraints.
He has become a sought-after speaker on international structuring, addressing audiences across multiple continents on the intersection of legal protection and financial sovereignty. His rare ability to see over the horizon comes not from specialized prediction but from connecting signals across seemingly unrelated domains.
This perspective drives Sullivan Hart's contrarian approach to wealth protection—where others chase complexity, Sullivan Hart implements elegant solutions built on unassailable legal principles. Where others react to regulatory changes, the firm anticipates shifts through constant vigilance and strategic foresight.
Peter splits his time between the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, continuing to pursue extreme sports with the same intensity he brings to wealth architecture. The intuitive synthesis that allows him to navigate class VI rapids transfers directly to navigating increasingly complex global financial currents.
For clients seeking not just service but true strategic partnership, Peter offers something increasingly rare—the mind of a generalist in an era that desperately needs them but rarely produces them.