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Michael Lukaj

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · May 16, 2018 → May 16, 2018

3deals (issuers)
$137Mreported sold
735investors
3Form D filings
2018year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Michael Lukaj is listed as an executive officer on 3 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers in May 2018: City National Rochdale High Yield Alternative Strategies Fund TEI LLC (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2018; $57.7M reported sold to 376 investors), City National Rochdale Structured Claims Fixed Income Fund LLC (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2018; $44.3M reported sold to 209 investors) and City National Rochdale High Yield Alternative Strategies Fund LLC (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2018; $35M reported sold to 150 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer. Across those companies the filings report $137M sold in total.

Listed alongside Andrew Clare (3 shared filings), Daniel A. Hanwacker, Sr. (3 shared filings), Garrett R. D'Alessandro (3 shared filings), James Wolford (3 shared filings), Jay C. Nadel (3 shared filings) and 4 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Michael. Each name links to their own page.

All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group City (10 issuers, $253.9M reported sold, 2009–2020).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. City has 10 companies on file and $253.9M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 1 record came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 dismissed

LUKAJ v. UNITED RECOVERY SYSTEMS, LP dismissed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:16-cv-08136 · Filed Nov 1, 2016 · Closed Mar 7, 2017 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit
Role of LUKAJ: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-03-07 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 1 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET.

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2. Regulatory actions

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What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — not yet searched.

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states: not yet searched.

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3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET.

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4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

0 of 3 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
May 16, 2018 D/A
City National Rochdale High Yield Alternative Strategies Fund LLC
File 021-194424
$0$0$0
The Issuer pays annual fees to its independent directors.
RIM Securities LLC BrokerCheck CRD 18466 ↗
via RIM Securities LLC (CRD 18466 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
May 16, 2018 D/A
City National Rochdale High Yield Alternative Strategies Fund TEI LLC
File 021-194425
$0$0$0
The Issuer pays annual fees to its independent directors.
RIM Securities LLC BrokerCheck CRD 18466 ↗
via RIM Securities LLC (CRD 18466 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
May 16, 2018 D/A
City National Rochdale Structured Claims Fixed Income Fund LLC
File 021-138925
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 3

Every issuer that named Michael Lukaj on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: City

City National Rochdale Structured Claims Fixed Income Fund LLC

New York, NY · May 16, 2018
  • May 16, 2018 · D/A · $43,715,111 sold of $50,000,000 · 207 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer (Michael Lukaj is the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $44.3M from 209 investors (89% of the $50M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: City

City National Rochdale High Yield Alternative Strategies Fund TEI LLC

New York, NY · May 16, 2018
  • May 16, 2018 · D/A · $57,740,855 sold of Indefinite · 376 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer (Michael Lukaj is the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $57.7M from 376 investors as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: City

City National Rochdale High Yield Alternative Strategies Fund LLC

New York, NY · May 16, 2018
  • May 16, 2018 · D/A · $35,036,636 sold of Indefinite · 150 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer (Michael Lukaj is the Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $35M from 150 investors as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

People around Michael 9

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

Person

Garrett R. D'Alessandro

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 7 other issuers

Garrett R. D'Alessandro is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Kurt Hawkesworth

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 7 other issuers

Kurt Hawkesworth is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Jay C. Nadel

Director · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 7 other issuers

Jay C. Nadel is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Daniel A. Hanwacker, Sr.

Director · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 6 other issuers

Daniel A. Hanwacker, Sr. is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Andrew Clare

Director · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 3 other issuers

Andrew Clare is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Jon Hunt

Director · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 6 other issuers

Jon Hunt is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Vernon C. Kozlen

Director · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 3 other issuers

Vernon C. Kozlen is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

James Wolford

Director · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 3 other issuers

James Wolford is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Mitchell Cepler

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 3 other issuers

Mitchell Cepler is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

City

10 issuers · 53 filings · $253.9M reported sold · 2009–2020

One team, 10 deal companies. Michael Lukaj is listed on 3 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Michael Lukaj.

Same business address

51 other issuers file from the same address (first 50 shown)

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

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Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources searched: SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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