O’Donnell and Felsky Selected again as Leading eDiscovery Lawyers

We are very proud to congratulate Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder, CEO and Senior Counsel, and Martin Felsky, Senior Counsel, for once again being recognized as leading eDiscovery lawyers by International Who’s Who Legal.

Crystal and Martin are two of just 15 lawyers in Canada and 48 in the USA recognized as leaders in Litigation (eDiscovery). Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP also is listed as one of just 49 leading eDiscovery firms in Canada and the USA.

Who’s Who Legal has identified the leading private practice lawyers from countries around the world in multiple areas of law since 1996. … Read More

Martin Felsky joins Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP

We are pleased to announce that Martin Felsky has joined the firm as Senior Counsel.

For over 30 years Martin has been sought out as a technology transformation advisor to law firms, governments, courts and corporations around the world. Martin is so well known for his work that the International Who’s Who Legal Directory has referred to him as “the Dean of eDiscovery lawyers in Canada” on more than one occasion.

Martin is perhaps the most experienced eDiscovery lawyer in Canada and was involved in drafting the Ontario eDiscovery Guidelines, the Sedona Canada Principles, and is currently active on the Ontario Digital Evidence and eDiscovery Working Group and The Sedona Conference Canada Working Group 7. … Read More

Heuristica Announces Move to RelativityOne

TORONTO – May 15, 2019 – Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP (Heuristica) is pleased to announce, effective immediately, that it is migrating to Relativity‘s cloud-based e-discovery platform, RelativityOne.

Heuristica is one of the first Canadian providers to achieve RelativityOne Partner status and its RelativityOne tenant and client data will be based exclusively in Canada on the secure Microsoft Azure cloud. Heuristica’s move to RelativityOne highlights the ongoing trend of Canadian providers moving their business to the cloud.

With the secure and extensible Relativity SaaS product, Heuristica will be able to further leverage its e-discovery expertise to provide more value and better results to end clients. … Read More

Heuristica Speaks at Law Clerks Conference

Hueristica is pleased to speak at and sponsor The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO) 29th Annual Conference in Quebec City.

The conference theme this year is “Destination Success” and is packed with education sessions, informative keynotes and plenty of networking opportunities. With over 20 sessions to choose from, there is something for everyone.

Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s CEO and Senior Counsel, and Michelle Nash, the firm’s Director of Litigation Support & Technology and Senior Law Clerk, will present an educational session entitled “Maximizing Use of Analytics for Discovery“. The session will provide practical advice on how to incorporate analytics in the eDiscovery process, including the document review process, and how to leverage the results to make your document analysis and review more accurate and efficient.… Read More

Lynne Vicars joins Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP

We are pleased to announce that Lynne Vicars has joined the firm as Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer and Senior Counsel and will be based in the firm’s downtown Toronto office.

Lynne is a banker turned lawyer whose extensive experience in both business and complex litigation has fostered a passion for bringing technology to the legal profession. Regarded as a leading eDiscovery lawyer in Canada, Lynne will help ensure Heuristica remains Canada’s leading eDiscovery law firm by employing the latest and most powerful eDiscovery technology and review methodologies.

Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s Founder and CEO, says she is “very pleased to have Lynne join the team at Heuristica. … Read More