Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Business,  Choshen Mishpat,  Dina d'Malchuta Dina 

Machshava:

Business Ethics 

References: Ketuvot: 86a  

Description

Overview of the matter of bankruptcy and Jewish law, focussing on three issues: 1) Does Jewish law recognize a secular bankruptcy discharge? 2) May a Jewish lawyer help a Jewish client file for bankruptcy? 3) How can a lawyer help a Jewish client avoid pursue of a debt in beit din, after its discharge in secular court?