O’Donnell Speaks at Forensic Investigators Conference

Crystal O’Donnell, Heuristica’s CEO and Senior Counsel, will speak at the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada (ACFI) 20th Annual Fraud Conference and Workshop.

ACFI is a Canadian non-profit accrediting organization responsible for administering the Certified Forensic Investigators’ programme in Canada. It provides services such as seminars, conferences, specialized training, networking, e-newsletters, as well as a web site with articles and educational tools to assist members and others with understanding and dealing with fraud and its related issues. Essentially the Association provides a meeting place where CFI practitioners, who are engaged in law enforcement, forensic and investigative accounting, law, auditing and other related fields, can meet with each other as well as others to discuss fraud related issues.… Read More

Heuristica Sponsors ILCO 50th Anniversary Celebration

Heuristica is pleased to sponsor The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO) 50th Anniversary Celebration.

The members-only event will be held in Toronto at the King Edward Hotel on April 26th, 2018.

ILCO supports the highest professional standards by providing opportunities to innovate, share ideas and knowledge of best practices. It’s mandate is to provide and promote general and legal education to its members for the purpose of increasing their knowledge, efficiency and professional ability.

Heuristica is pleased to have been associated with ILCO for many years by teaching it’s eDiscovery Advanced Theory & Practices for Litigation Support Fellowship Course and sponsoring it’s Annual Conference and other events.… Read More

Insights & Ideas Blog Selected for Inclusion in LawBlogs.ca

We are pleased that our Insights & Ideas blog has been selected for inclusion in LawBlogs.ca.

Lawblogs.ca is the home of the Canadian Law Blogs list which is an open directory of Canadian blogging lawyers, law librarians, marketers, IT professionals and paralegals.

Blogs included in the Canadian Law Blogs list are reviewed and must meet the criteria below before they are included in the directory.

The blog should have posts for the past 3 consecutive months
Ideally, there should be at least one or two posts per month
Blog authors should be Canadian and should be readily identifiable as a lawyer or other member of the legal community, and include contact information
Blogs should be blogs, not just law firm newsletters
Blogs must offer value, and be of interest, to the legal community

The site can be browsed by practice area, by province, by industry topic, or the latest blog additions. … Read More

Heuristica Speaks to The Association of General Counsel of Alberta

Heuristica is pleased to speak at the monthly meeting of The Association of General Counsel of Alberta (AGCA) in Calgary.

The AGCA was formed as a society under the Societies Act (Alberta) in 1986 to provide a networking vehicle for general counsel and to provide a forum to discuss and learn about issues of interest to the group.

This month’s meeting is entitled “Two Innovative Ways to Control Litigation Cost and Risk: Using Litigation Funding and Efficient eDiscovery Techniques“.

Efficient analysis of burgeoning electronically stored information (ESI) for use in litigation is increasingly critical to manage the cost and risk of a proceeding. … Read More