101.   To strengthen its hand, the PUC has retained a prominent Los Angeles antitrust lawyer, Harvey Saferstein, to advise the commission on potential legal strategies.

102.   Verveer said the lawsuit would end speculation among antitrust lawyers that the Justice Department might be relaxing its tough stance.

103.   Washington antitrust lawyer Keith Shugarman said facility tours are often helpful to judges, and he suspects Hogan might take the FTC up on its suggestion.

104.   We talk to antitrust lawyers coast to coast.

105.   Waiting for a trial, antitrust lawyers and analysts said, is likely to kill the transaction because it could take years.

106.   With the investigation in the early stages, antitrust lawyers cautioned that the Justice Department was probably a long way from filing any charges.

107.   Antitrust lawyers of all political stripes had anticipated that the Justice Department would appeal.

108.   Antitrust lawyers complain that the European courts act too slowly to save deals, but say appeals can still be valuable in clarifying legal issues.

109.   Antitrust lawyers of all political stripes on Wednesday anticipated that the Justice Department would appeal.

110.   Bill Sippel, an antitrust lawyer with Minneapolis-based Oppenheimer Wolf and Donnelly, said the FTC is simply trying to protect consumers.