Heuristica Sponsors The Advocates’ Society BC in Bloom Gala

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor The Advocates’ Society’s BC in Bloom Gala.

Join us on March 12th for The Advocates’ Society’s fifth annual Gala exclusively for the British Columbia Bench and Bar.

This is your chance to gather outside the courtroom with old friends, make some new connections and help us celebrate excellence in advocacy.

The Gala includes a cocktail reception, 3-course dinner with wine, an after-party and an unforgettable evening with your peers.

The event will be held at the Terminal City Club in downtown Vancouver.

To find out more about this event, or to register, please go to their website.… Read More

Amazon Canada Decision – Ten Lessons to be Learned

Martin Felsky

Senior Counsel

January 20, 2026

Large-scale production orders are no longer exceptional. What is surprising is how often sophisticated litigants underestimate what courts now expect when those orders arrive. The Federal Court’s recent decision in Commissioner of Competition v Amazon.com.ca ULC, 2025 FC 1782, arises in a competition-law investigation under the Competition Act. But it would be a mistake to read it as confined to that regulatory context. The Court’s reasoning reflects expectations that increasingly apply across complex civil litigation, particularly cases involving large-scale electronic production. In substance, this is a decision about modern litigation discipline.… Read More

Heuristica’s Lawyers Recognized by Lexology

Heuristica is pleased to advise that more of its lawyers have again been chosen for inclusion in the 2025 Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) eDiscovery rankings than those of any other Canadian law firm.

The following have been selected:

Thought Leaders – Commercial Litigation – E-Discovery Lawyers 2025
- Martin Felsky, Senior Counsel

National Leaders – Canada – E-Discovery Practitioners 2025
- Crystal O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Counsel
- Martin Felsky, Senior Counsel
- Candice Chan-Glasgow, Director, Review Services and Counsel

The Lexology Index research process starts with qualitative analysis; they gather first-hand experience of working with nominees in the industry or practice area, and ground it with continuous quantitative analysis of a range of relevant data points to ensure a rigorous evaluation framework, consistently applied. … Read More

Heuristica Voted as Leaders in Legal Process Outsourcing/ Managed Document Review

Canadian Lawyer recently announced the winners of the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards which are designed to allow its readers to identify which products and service providers are the best in class.

Heuristica has again been selected by the readers of Canadian Lawyer magazine as a leader in Legal Process Outsourcing/ Managed Document Review.

Brian Pel, the firm’s COO and Senior Counsel, said: “I’m grateful to both the firm’s legal and technical teams for constantly pushing the envelope to find better and faster ways of serving our clients in their eDiscovery projects. The votes we received are a strong testament to our clients’ satisfaction with the innovative services we provide.”… Read More

Heuristica Sponsors the OBA 17th Annual Class Actions Colloquium

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor the OBA’s Annual Class Actions Colloquium.

The Colloquium is back for its 17th year! Join an outstanding group of speakers as they provide critical insights on emerging issues. The packed agenda includes the following sessions:

Litigating Social Justice Issues in the Context of Class Actions, moderated by Karine Bédard of Sotos LLP with panelists Matthew Chung, Valerie Lord and Johnathan Foreman
Product Liability and the Changing Landscape of Consumer Protection, moderated by Garth Myers of Kalloghlian Myers LLP with speakers Sabrina Lombardi, Peter Pliszka and Cheryl Woodin
A critical evaluation of the 2020 amendments to the Class Proceedings Act and the impact of proposed 2026 amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, moderated by Adrian Pel of Borden Ladner Gervais with panelists Professor Suzanne Chiodo, Jeremy Martin and Golnaz Nayerahmadi

Heuristica partner, Kelly Friedman, is looking forward attending the Colloquium!… Read More