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t the negotiation of a plea bargain is a critical phase of litigation for purposes of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel." Padilla v. Kentucky, U.S. 130 S. Ct. 1473, 1485 (2010) (citation omitted). This includes the "critical obligation of counsel to advise the client of `the advantages a

orney's Office during pre-indictment presentations and ongoing plea negotiations. See In re Keeper of the Records (Grand Jury Subpoena Addressed to XYZ Corp.), 348 F.3d 16, 27-28 (P` Cir. 2003). In Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Republic of the Philippines, 951 F.2d 1414 (3d Cir. 1991), the Third Circuit

t the negotiation of a plea bargain is a critical phase of litigation for purposes of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel." Padilla v. Kentucky, U.S. 130 S. Ct. 1473, 1485 (2010) (citation omitted). This includes the "critical obligation of counsel to advise the client of `the advantages a

orney's Office during pre-indictment presentations and ongoing plea negotiations. See In re Keeper of the Records (Grand Jury Subpoena Addressed to XYZ Corp.), 348 F.3d 16, 27-28 (P` Cir. 2003). In Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Republic of the Philippines, 951 F.2d 1414 (3d Cir. 1991), the Third Circuit

o be sure, as the Government points out, effective defense counsel should always explore plea bargaining opportunities. See Gov't Resp. at 7 (citing Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S.C.t 1473, 1485 (2010)). But this is a far cry from proving there is a "right" to plea bargaining or that protecting plea bargaining opportun

pre-indictment presentations and ongoing plea negotiations." Gov't Resp. at 8 (citing In re Keeper of the Records (Grand Jury Subpoena Addressed to XYZ Corp.), 348 F.3d 16, 27-28 (1st Cir. 2003)). But the case the Government cites stands for no such broad proposition. Rather, that case involved a situati