David Blackledge is fulltime faculty at Grand Canyon University’s College of Business and 2020-21 Teacher of the Year and Of Counsel at Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, a full-service law firm operating in the southwest US. Dave focuses his practice on startup and emerging businesses particularly in various technology markets. This includes counseling business owners from entity formation through raising capital and company growth, and on business associations with other partnerships, distributors, licensees, and general business relationships. David is an active investor in multiple angel groups and a Professor in Law and Ethics at Grand Canyon University, as well as a mentor and judge in many Arizona-based business competitions. He is currently a board member on various volunteer groups whose mission is to educate, accelerate and invest in entrepreneurs who are creating solutions to business and social problems. He received a degree in Management from Penn State Smeal College of Business, an MBA from George Washington University and his J.D. from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.