Mr. Lukaj has personally known and interacted with many of the pertinent leaders of Albania since the fall of Communism and is seen as a non-partisan activist for Albania and Albanian affairs. Similarly, Mr. Lukaj is well acquainted with the leadership in Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro and more selectively within Greece, Serbia and Bosnia. Mr. Lukaj is also well known among the international entities that are engaged in the region, particularly the U.S. embassies in the region, UN, USAID, EBRD, the World Bank/IFC and NATO representatives in the area.
Mr. Lukaj has met with and/or maintains dialogues with the leading minds developing constitutional and corporate laws of the region encouraging and assisting them to bring them to international standards. In addition, Mr. Lukaj is well acquainted with the ministries of Finance and Economy in a number of these markets and has advised a number of companies who have explored potential transactions whereby Western corporations would seek to enter these markets via direct investment, acquisition, joint venture or privatization.
Mr. Lukaj is married to his wife, Viosa, from Korca and they have two daughters, Zana and Layla.