Lais Strassburger
Blockchain and Web3 Consultant

Lais is a Blockchain and Web 3 Consultant in the RSM Cayman Office. With over 10 years of professional experience in Brazil, the United States, and the Cayman Islands, Lais brings extensive expertise from working in large global banking institutions, multi-family offices, and dynamic startups. Combining traditional finance with an in-depth knowledge of blockchain technology, Lais was instrumental in launching companies and projects, including a corporate governance company she managed and directed, a digital bank servicing major blockchain and internet-scale clients, and some of the largest DAOs and foundations companies. Lais also served as a director for investment funds with diverse structures and strategies.

Her proficiency extends to leading teams managing grants, software development, finance, governance, data analytics, procurement, and global communications for some of the most prominent DAOs in the space. Lais has a proven track record in optimizing the governance of decentralized autonomous organizations, having structured processes such as on-chain and off-chain governance, voting, grants, and helped communities grow while ensuring the long-term health of each project. She has worked with DeFi platforms, renowned NFT issuers, layer one protocols, interchain bridges, marketplaces, gaming developers, digital banks, virtual asset proprietary traders, tokenization of real-world assets, crypto funds and tokenized funds.

As a consultant, Lais specializes in providing services to both regulated and unregulated Web 2 and Web 3 companies and projects, as well as advising on structures investing in digital assets. Lais assists clients on industry best practices and strategies for optimal operations, governance and controls, risk assessment and management, procurement, and regulatory compliance.

Professional Affiliations

  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

  • Certified International Trust Management, Society of Trust and State Practitioners (STEP)

  • Registered Director, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) 

  • Certified Bitcoin Professional, Cryptocurrency Certification Consortium (C4)

  • Certified Cryptocurrency Risk Specialist (CCRS), CipherTrace