Edwards in 2011 | |
| Born | December 10, 1959 (age 61)[1] |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Saskatchewan University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Net worth | US$ 1.5 billion (est.) (2019)[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Lysanne Legare |
| Children | 1 son |
Norman Murray Edwards[3]CM (born December 10, 1959) is a Canadianoil sands financier and a co-owner of the Calgary Flames hockey team. With an estimated net worth of $US 1.5 billion (as of March 2019), Edwards was ranked by Forbes as the 32nd wealthiest Canadian and 1511th in the world.[4] Edwards has launched several major Canadian companies, including Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, Magellan Aerospace Corporation and Ensign Energy Services Inc.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Edwards studied at the University of Saskatchewan, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce (great distinction), after which he obtained an LL.B from the University of Toronto (honors) in 1983.[6] He would later also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Calgary. In 2013, he received an honorary law degree from the University of Toronto. Through a substantial contribution to the University of Saskatchewan in 2007, the College of Commerce was renamed the N. Murray Edwards School of Business. He was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada in 2013.[6]
Career[edit]
Although Edwards argues that the sexual fantasies he communicated to his then wife would be barred at trial by the confidential marital communications privilege, the California Supreme Court in 1993 ruled as a matter of state law that Edwards had waived the privilege by his own repeated selective disclosures of confidential marital. John Bel Edwards was not prepared to say whether anyone at LSU should lose his or her job, but he wants a thorough and transparent investigation. Edwards was dating Wyatt's father at the time of the abuse. Edwards attorney read a statement on her behalf in court. 'Judge, I am just your average law abiding citizen regardless what it says in. Edwards Kirby is led by John Edwards, a tireless proponent for social and economic justice. As a proven advocate who will fight for fairness, equality, civil rights and equal opportunity under the law, there is no attorney more dedicated than John Edwards. Edwards routinely made remarks that made the women uncomfortable, this woman said, such as compliments on their clothing paired with suggestions that they should consider dating older men.
Edwards has more at stake in the Canadian oil sands than possibly any other individual[citation needed]. His company, Canadian Natural Resources, has sketched out plans to spend $25 billion to turn the bitumen-bearing sand found in northern Alberta into barrels of crude oil. This media shy lawyer-turned-financier also owns big stakes in Ensign Energy, Canada's second biggest oil services company, and Magellan Aerospace Corporation. In the Calgary Herald’s 2015 executive compensation survey, Edwards’ 2014 earnings as chairman of Calgary-based Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. were rated fourth highest of the city’s 100 largest publicly traded companies at $12.7 million. He also earned almost $2 million as chairman of Ensign Energy Services Inc. Much of his compensation from both companies was in the form of stock options.[7] He owns Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which owns Fernie Alpine Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort, Nakiska, Stoneham Mountain Resort, Mont-Sainte-Anne, and Kicking Horse Resort. He owns shares of the Calgary Flames hockey team.[8] Edwards is Chairman of the Board of Magellan Aerospace Corporation and the majority holder of Magellan Aerospace, owning ~76% of Common Shares.
Edwards was top shareholder and director of Penn West Petroleum Ltd.. He stepped down in 2005 when it became a trust.[5] In 1992 Edwards hired Bill Andrew to take over Penn West, which at that time, was only a 'distressed micro-cap with a staff of six, producing 500 barrels a day.' Since then Penn West became one of Canada's largest oil companies.[5]
In 2018, as CEO of Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Edwards placed seventh out of 100 of the top earners in Calgary with a total compensation of $10,764,001 according to a Global Governance Advisors' survey posted by The Calgary Herald.[9]
Political influence[edit]
Edwards is linked to six corporations that have donated a total of $436,227 in campaign contributions to the B.C. Liberal Party since 2005, including $153,480 from oil company Canadian Natural Resources, which he chairs, as well as $131,390 from Imperial Metals, where he is the controlling shareholder and which owns the Mount Polley gold mine in British Columbia, amongst others.[10] In 2013, he helped organize a $1-million fundraiser in Calgary for B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s re-election bid.[10]
Edwards Dating Lawsuit
See also[edit]
Edwards Dating Laws
References[edit]
- ^'The World's Billionaires: #721 N. Murray Edwards'. Forbes. March 3, 2010.
- ^Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/profile/n-murray-edwards.Missing or empty
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- ^Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires/list?country=223&industry=-1&state=.Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ abcCattaneo, Claudia (13 August 2011), Penn West went east to stoke oil expansion, Financial Post, retrieved 23 December 2014
- ^ ab'Alumnus Murray Edwards named a member of the Order of Canada'. University of Toronto Faculty of Law. University of Toronto. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^Healing, Dan (March 24, 2016). 'Murray Edwards, one of Canada's wealthiest people is changing his residency from Calgary to London'. Calgary Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^Shannon, John. 'John Shannon's Power 25: 2018 Edition'. Sportsnet. Sportsnet. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^'Top of the heap: Calgary's highest paid executives in 2018'(PDF). Global Governance Advisors via Calgary Herald. Special report on the 2018 executive compensation survey. 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ abKelly Sinoski (August 12, 2014). 'Major Imperial Metals shareholder held private fundraiser for Clark's re-election bid'. Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
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Edwards Dating Lawyer
With an impressive professional history dating back more than three decades, Thomas S. Edwards Jr. figured out that a career in the legal field was the right course for him after working in a law firm while in college. While earning a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of the South in 1981, he was unsure of what to do until he began working at a law firm. He saw firsthand the amount of good lawyers contributed to their communities as genuine problem solvers. With this realization, Mr. Edwards enrolled at the College of Law and earned a JD from Stetson University in 1983. As a testament to his hard work and dedication to his clients, Mr. Edwards has been selected as an AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and considered among the Best Lawyers in America, the Top 100 Trial Lawyers, and a myriad of other accolades. In 2019, he received 35 year anniversary award from Martindale-Hubbell®.
Since 2008, Mr. Edwards has leveraged his skills and expertise as a senior partner at Edwards & Ragatz, PA, a Jacksonville, Florida-based firm. He joined the firm in 1990 as a shareholder. Prior to that, he worked at David, Murrow & Edwards, P.A., Commander Legler Werber Dawes Sadler & Howell, P.A. (now known as Foley and Lardner, P.A.), and Marks Gray Conroy & Gibbs, P.A.In his practice, he provides his clients with a wealth of knowledge related to matters of medical malpractice, personal injury litigation, and trial law. Mr. Edwards is noted for the largest medical malpractice verdict in the United States in 2012 and the second largest personal injury verdict in 2012. These cases, and others that he has worked on concerning bank trust fraud, nursing homes and trucking cases, resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Edwards has maintained professional affiliation with such institutions as the Florida Justice Association, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Management Council, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Executive Counsel, and the Florida Commission on Access to Justice among many others. Other accolades he has received in his career include the B.J. Masteron Award for Professionalism by the Florida Justice Association in 2014, the Justice Raymond Ehrlich Trial Advocacy Award from the Jacksonville Bar Association in 2013 and ranked among Florida “Super Lawyers.”