Tech and Law Firm Management; Changes to the Rules and Electronic Documents

Crystal is the founder and CEO of Heuristica Discovery Counsel LLP. Crystal has a diverse and relevant professional history. She has extensive experience as litigation and e-discovery counsel, having practised with a leading litigation firm and the Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario). Crystal has represented clients in a number of complex matters at all levels of the Ontario courts as well as in regulatory proceedings and investigations. Crystal’s range of expertise includes legal, strategic, and software aspects of e-discovery, which are critical components of all legal and evidence-based proceedings. She also has experience with cross-border and conflicts of laws issues which arise in multi-jurisdiction and multi-forum matters. Crystal’s years of experience as litigation counsel have afforded her a keen appreciation and understanding of clients’ needs and allows her to deliver defensible, proportionate and cost-effective legal advice and solutions. Crystal was recently elected as a Council member of the OBA, and she is currently the Chair of a Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) Working Group, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, CanLII, Steering Committee member of Working Group 7, of the Sedona Conference (Sedona Canada); Member and past Vice-Chair of the Ontario E-Discovery Implementation Committee, (“EIC”).