O’Donnell and Felsky Identified as eDiscovery Leaders

We are very pleased that both Crystal O’Donnell, the firm’s founder and CEO, and Martin Felsky, Senior Counsel, have been identified again by Who’s Who Legal as Global and Canadian leaders in eDiscovery.

O’Donnell and Felsky have been identified as Global Leaders in eDiscovery and two of only 22 leading eDiscovery practitioners in Canada. Who’s Who Legal says they “have been selected for their outstanding skill and experience at advising clients from a range of sectors in complex document discovery projects.”

Martin has been identified as one of the three most highly recommended eDiscovery practitioners in Canada and “is technically excellent according to impressed sources who highlight his superb work on ediscovery and evidence management”. … Read More

Heuristica helps frontline healthcare workers

Heuristica is pleased to support an innovative new program called Sustain the Line that assists both frontline healthcare workers and small businesses.

Sustain the Line helps small food businesses that are struggling in this time of crisis by matching them with people or organizations that want to fund meals for frontline healthcare workers.

We are very pleased that Heuristica’s contribution went towards 200 meals for pharmacists, nurses, personal support workers, doctors and hospital staff at Toronto Western Hospital.

This innovative program was conceived of and launched quickly. In late March, the founders at Mission Watch Company (Toronto) and Old Road BBQ (Nova Scotia) decided to work together to feed frontline workers for the next month in Nova Scotia. … Read More

Heuristica first to offer Discovery Referee Service

The challenges we face with the COVID-19 pandemic are galvanizing courts and law firms everywhere to step up their virtual presence.

At Heuristica we have successfully transitioned our entire team to work from home. The leadership team routinely keeps in touch using videoconferencing, and our reviewers collaborate with secure cloud-based tools.

Some of our law firm and corporate clients are wondering how this technology can help them pursue active litigation, even as Canadian courts are restricting in-person proceedings to matters of urgency. Others are considering the benefits of early settlement to avoid the costs and uncertainty associated with further delays.… Read More

Firm Update re COVID-19

As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to share how Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP has responded to ensure the safety of our team while permitting us to remain fully “open for business” to provide our clients with the document analysis and discovery legal services they require.

All of our lawyers, technical professionals and support staff are now working safely from home, on Heuristica-owned equipment connected and secured via our IT provider, Vertex Solutions Corporation, which has made our transition to remote work secure and seamless.

Although we are all working remotely, collaboration, security and productivity have not been sacrificed. … Read More

O’Donnell Appointed to EDRM Global Advisory Council

The firm is proud to announce that Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder and CEO, has been appointed to the Global Advisory Council of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).

The EDRM empowers global leaders of eDiscovery and creates practical global resources to improve eDiscovery, privacy, security, and information governance.

Since 2005, EDRM has delivered leadership, standards, tools, guides, and test data-sets to strengthen best practices throughout the world. It has an international presence in 113 countries, spanning 6 continents, and provides an innovative support infrastructure for individuals, law firms, corporations, and government organizations seeking to improve the practice and provision of data and legal discovery.… Read More