Wim Ritz
Wim is heading our Alternative Funds & Investor Services practice. With over 25 years of experience across legal practice, board positions and senior leadership roles in regulated financial institutions throughout Europe, the U.S., and Asia, Wim joined Stellan Partners to offer something different: legal advice shaped by the realities of fund operations & investor needs. Wim focuses on what matters most to fund managers, platforms, and investors: clear structures, regulatory confidence, and practical solutions that work across borders. His advice is built on lived experience: he understands how decisions play out not just in legal documents, but in boardrooms, investor meetings, and day-to-day operations. Clients turn to Wim because he speaks their language. He thinks like an entrepreneurial owner, not just a lawyer, and brings a business mindset to every mandate, always anticipating the operational impact behind every legal decision. · Stellan Partners
About
Partner and Head of Alternative Funds & Investor Services at Stellan Partners in Luxembourg, with over 25 years' experience in legal practice, board positions and senior leadership roles in regulated financial institutions across Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Advises fund managers, platforms and investors on fund structuring, regulatory confidence and practical cross-border operational solutions.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Leuven (KU Leuven), 1996
- Certificate in International Estate Planning (STEP), 2010
Admissions
- Member of the Luxembourg Bar, 2025
- Former full member of the Belgian Bar Association, 1996
- CSSF-approved Conducting Officer (oversight responsibility for legal, compliance and business operations), 2006