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Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP

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Litigation Support Guide 2026 : Nationwide - Canada


Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP

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Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP (Heuristica), founded in 2015, is Canada's only national law firm (with offices in Toronto and Calgary) specializing solely in electronic evidence matters, including the provision of eDiscovery counsel advice, document collection coordination and hosting, and document review services. The genesis of Heuristica was the recognition that eDiscovery needed to be done more efficiently and cost-effectively, and with heightened legal skills and more effective knowledge transfer to litigation teams.

Heuristica has demonstrable core expertise in the electronic evidence and discovery aspects of a very wide range of files, including complex criminal and regulatory investigations, commercial and construction matters, insurance defense, class actions, securities law matters, contractual claims, and competition law proceedings. Heuristica has also previously done extensive work in connection with major regulatory and police investigations.

Heuristica works with law firms, corporations and governments. It has also served as electronic evidence counsel to several recent major Canadian judicial inquiries, notably the Ottawa Light Rapid Transit Inquiry and the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency..

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As noted above, Heuristica specializes solely in electronic evidence matters .

 

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  • Full range of industries

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eDiscovery - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Heuristica, founded in Canada, is a law firm focused exclusively on eDiscovery and evidence management. It provides legal and technical eDiscovery, document review and RelativityOne managed services.

Strengths

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  • Heuristica Discovery Counsel is very good on the technological side.

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  • As a boutique law firm dedicated to eDiscovery, Heuristica has developed bespoke workflows that achieve efficiency and cost-effectiveness in legal document review for litigation and investigations.

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  • Heuristica's responsiveness goes above and beyond in order to meet the needs of the clients. They are able to connect with other resources as needed.

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  • Heuristica has a deep bench that has a wide range of experience, including a lot of expertise at the senior end.

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  • Heuristica Discovery is a very sophisticated team and incredibly knowledgeable about their expertise in the field.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Crystal O'Donnell
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    Crystal O'Donnell

    Crystal O'Donnell is founder and managing partner of Heuristica. She handles the defensible collection and analysis of large volumes of data on behalf of Canada's leading law firms.

    • Crystal O'Donnell is extremely knowledgeable, experienced, practical and thoughtful.

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    • Crystal is a leader and a visionary.

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    • Crystal is an expert at her subject matter. She knows the eDiscovery world inside and out.

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    • Crystal is a strategic thinker and has a great depth of knowledge in the industry, including the technology tools that are the bedrock of the area.

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    • Crystal O'Donnell is a brilliant leader in the eDiscovery space.

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