Heuristica Sponsors Hooplaw Charity Basketball Tournament

Heuristica Discovery Counsel is proud to sponsor Hooplaw, the largest fundraising event in the Vancouver legal community.

Last year Hooplaw brought together more than 250 lawyers from over 25 law firms and dozens of law students to play basketball and raised over $70,000.00. In fact, since its inception in 1995 the event has raised over $1,000,000.00 for local children’s charities.

The goal for this year’s tournament is $100,000.00 and will go to the following three worthy children’s charitable organizations: the Night Hoops Basketball Society, the Children’s Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, and Challenger Baseball Canada.… Read More

Heuristica Celebrates First Anniversary with Expanded Team

Heuristica Discovery Counsel is celebrating its first anniversary and thanks to an extremely successful first year is pleased to announce the addition of two key positions at the firm.

With the addition of several major new clients Heuristica recently has recruited Alan Dingle and Keith Bedford.

Alan and Keith bring relevant expertise and experience to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of the market and our clients. The two new positions enable Heuristica to continue its expansion and ensure that it continues to exceed client expectations.

Alan Dingle joins Heuristica as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. … Read More

Crystal O’Donnell to Speak at Legal Entrepreneurship Panel

On April 1st, Crystal O’Donnell will speak at the Commercial Litigation Women’s Breakfast.

As part of a panel discussion, Crystal will discuss alternative pathways for women entrepreneurs in the law.

The event is hosted by the Commercial Litigation Practice Group of the Advocates’ Society.

More information about Practice Groups can be found on the Advocate’s Society website.

Crystal O’Donnell’s EDRM interview

A recent interview of Crystal O’Donnell, Founder and President of Heuristica, can be found on the website of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).

In the interview Crystal discusses the unique approach that Heuristica takes to e-discovery, her involvement with Sedona Canada, and differences between Canadian and American procedural rules relating to electronically stored information.

Click here to read the interview.

Crystal O’Donnell to teach E-Discovery Course

Starting on January 12^th, Crystal O’Donnell will teach an e-Discovery course at the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO).

The course will be taught at the ILCO Education Centre in Toronto.

The course, e -Discovery Advanced Theory & Practices for Litigation Support, is designed for law clerks and litigation support professionals. The course provides students with an understanding of each phase of the e-discovery process, with a focus placed on the Electronic Discovery Reference Model and the Sedona Canada Principles. An emphasis will also be placed on providing students with practical information about cooperative discovery planning, working in a cost-effective manner, and proportionality.… Read More