Heuristica Discovery Counsel to Participate in CBA Webinar on Public Sector eDiscovery

Heuristica Discovery Counsel to Participate in CBA Webinar on Public Sector eDiscovery

E-Discovery in the Public Sector:  Tips and Strategies for Enhancing Legal Outcomes and Mitigating Risk

 

Rapid changes in legal technology necessitate ongoing process shifts to incorporate new capabilities that improve outcomes and decrease risk and cost. This is directly impacted by unique challenges faced by the public sector in eDiscovery, the administrative structures that govern the ability to collect data and the procurement of necessary technology.

 

On Wednesday, October 25th join a panel of knowledgeable lawyers with significant public sector eDiscovery experience to discuss tips and strategies to work with these challenges to improve your eDiscovery outcomes.

 

Our panel of eDiscovery counsel, composed of Duncan Fraser, Edwina Podemski and Crystal O’Donnell, respectively former counsel for the Governments of Canada, Alberta and Ontario, will be moderated by Martin Felsky, Senior Counsel at Heuristica Discovery Counsel.Read More

Heuristica’s Lawyers recognized by Who’s Who Legal

Heuristica’s Lawyers recognized by Who’s Who Legal

We are pleased to announce that more lawyers from Heuristica have been selected for inclusion in the International Who’s Who Legal (WWL) in the eDiscovery categories than any other firm in Canada.

 

The following lawyers have been selected:

 

O’Donnell, Felsky and Chan-Glasgow are recognized for their achievements alongside only 24 other lawyers and 4 eDiscovery experts in Canada.… Read More

Cost-Effective Document Disclosure in Construction Arbitration

Cost-Effective Document Disclosure in Construction Arbitration

Martin Felsky

Senior Counsel

 

October 22, 2021

 

There are four rules-based approaches to document disclosure in legal disputes. From broadest to narrowest they are:

 

  1. Relevant:  Each party discloses all documents relevant to the issues in dispute.
  2. Responsive:  Each party discloses documents responsive to requests by the other party.
  3. Material:  Each party discloses only those documents that could have an impact on the outcome of the dispute.
  4. Reliance:  Each party discloses only those documents upon which it intends to rely.

Each of these approaches is often supplemented by two underlying principles: first, a party can always be ordered to produce a document the arbitrator deems relevant (which enhances fairness but expands disclosure), and second, all disclosure models may be subject to proportionality, so that the cost of disclosure does not overtake its value to the parties.… Read More

Avoid Motion Delays with Heuristica’s Discovery ADR Service

Avoid Motion Delays with Heuristica’s Discovery ADR Service

Heuristica’s Discovery ADR Service, provided by knowledgeable and experienced counsel, is a time and cost-effective way to deal with eDiscovery and electronic evidence disputes.

 

As you know, substantive issues can easily get bogged down in skirmishes about pre-trial discovery.  You’ve likely experienced parties who act unilaterally to limit the scope of data preservation, refuse to engage in discussions toward a discovery plan, or refuse to exchange productions in a usable format.  Some of these tactics can be part of a broader scheme to delay proceedings or game the rules to advantage.  However, whatever the reason, pre-trial discovery issues are often complicated by technical issues that are unfamiliar to counsel, such as forensic capture, metadata extraction, or structured load files.… Read More

O’Donnell and Felsky Selected as eDiscovery Thought Leaders

O’Donnell and Felsky Selected as eDiscovery Thought Leaders

We are happy to advise that both Crystal O’Donnell, the firm’s founder and CEO, and Martin Felsky, Senior Counsel, have been selected by the international Who’s Who Legal (WWL) as 2021 eDiscovery Thought Leaders.

 

The selection is particularly meaningful as two of the only seven people selected in Canada are from Heuristica.

 

Brian Pel, the firm’s COO and Senior Counsel said “the selection of both Crystal and Martin following both peer and client review is a testament to the progress the firm has made to be the leader in eDiscovery law and practice in Canada”.… Read More