WTIA Web3 Happy Hour at the Fenwick Speakeasy
Join Us for Our Bi-Annual Web3 Speakeasy Event!
The summer has come to an end so let's mark it with a drink or few. You're invited to our bi-annual gathering at Fenwick's Speakeasy, co-hosted by Ryan McRobert, Partner at Fenwick.
Come share stories, reconnect with friends, meet new people, and raise a glass together. This event is all about our community!
Want to share an announcement or give a shoutout? Contact our co-host Arry Yu, Chair of the Cascadia Blockchain Council for a chance to share the "mic."
Details:
When: September 9, 2025
Time: 5-7pm PT
Where: Fenwick's Speakeasy (Instructions below)
What to Expect: Delicious drinks from our talented bartender, hearty hors d'oeuvres, and great company.
Bring your ideas, your smile, and get ready for a memorable evening. We can’t wait to see you there!
Agenda:
515pm: Welcome by co-host, Ryan McRobert, Partner at Fenwick & West
530pm: Updates about what's going on in Web3 in WA, the PNW, and the US by co-host, Arry Yu, Advanced Tech Expert for the WTIA
545pm: Popcorn updates from the Web3 community
6pm: More networking!
To find the Private Speakeasy:
Upon arrival to the main concourse of Rainier Square (400 Union St), please proceed to the Low Rise Elevators and select floor 3. Once at the third floor, follow the signs to the Lounge on the 5th Avenue side of the building (NE side). Enter through the blue wall and arrive in our Speakeasy!
About Fenwick & West:
Fenwick provides broad legal services to leading technology and life sciences companies — at every stage of their lifecycle — and the investors that partner with them. We provide innovative, cost-effective and practical counsel in areas ranging from venture capital, public offerings, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic relationships, to intellectual property, litigation and dispute resolution, taxation, antitrust and employment and labor law. We currently represent more than 1,500 VC-backed companies, including 80 with valuations over $1 billion. For more than 50 years, Fenwick has helped some of the world’s most recognized companies become and remain market leaders. For more information, visit fenwick.com.
About Ryan McRobert:
Ryan provides strategic and practical counsel to dozens of entrepreneurs and growing companies in a variety of technology sectors, with a focus on strategic counsel to Web3.0 technology companies. He regularly serves as an “outside general counsel” for his emerging growth clients, and extensive experience with a wide variety of transactions, including:
• SAFE and convertible note fundraising
• Venture financing
• Venture financing structures that integrate token exposure
• Mergers and acquisitions, including acquisitions involving digital assets and decentralized models
• DeFi model design and implementation
• Token generation events
About Arry Yu:
Arry Yu, a 25-year veteran working in advanced technologies, is currently the President of the North American Blockchain Association (NABA). Yu Co-Chairs the WTIA Advanced Technology Cluster and Seattle’s AI Week. As a 3 time CEO, she’s raised over $32 million and serves as Managing Director at Yellow Umbrella Ventures often syndicating deals in private equity. She often plays the role of ‘fractional COO’ for emerging technology companies globally. An educator at heart, she teaches at Columbia University and University of Washington’s (Tacoma) Milgard School of Business and has been featured in Forbes, CNN Money, among others.