Comment by patrakov

In Russia, if it is a foreign client, the OP would have been fined by the government for the amount that the client owes him, now that the OP publicly admitted the non-payment. This is done because there was a tax evasion scheme based on allegedly-unpaid invoices from foreign "customers". So it is already 300% of losses (100% due to the unpaid debt plus 100% from the fine plus 100% from the lawyer).