Howard_NP0 Trienens_NP0 shaped_VVD AT_PRP &_NN1 T_ZZ0 business_NN1 separation_NN1 and_CJC law_NN1 firm_NN1 's_POS growth_NN1 
Howard_NP0 Trienens_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 lawyer_NN1 who_PNQ guided_VVD the_AT0 breakup_NN1 of_PRF telecommunications_NN2 colossus_NN1 AT_PRP &_NN1 T_ZZ0 Corp._NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 1980s_CRD ,_PUN excelled_VVN at_PRP distilling_VVG complex_AJ0 problems_NN2 into_PRP solutions_NN2 his_DPS clients_NN2 could_VM0 support_VVI ._SENT 
AT_PRP &_NP0 T_NP0 was_VBD under_PRP pressure_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 federal_AJ0 government_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS customers_NN2 and_CJC competitors_NN2 to_TO0 loosen_VVI its_DPS decadeslong_AJ0 grip_NN1 over_PRP U.S._NP0 telephone_NN1 service_NN1 when_CJS the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS chief_AJ0 executive_NN1 ,_PUN Charles_NP0 Brown_NP0 ,_PUN asked_VVD Mr._NP0 Trienens_NP0 to_TO0 become_VVI the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS general_AJ0 counsel_NN1 in_PRP 1980._CRD Mr._NP0 Brown_NP0 had_VHD worked_VVN with_PRP Mr._NP0 Trienens_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS Chicago-based_AJ0 law_NN1 firm_NN1 Sidley_NP0 Austin_NP0 LLP_NP0 a_AT0 decade_NN1 earlier_AJC when_CJS Mr._NP0 Brown_NP0 ran_VVD AT_PRP &_NP0 T_NP0 's_POS Illinois_NP0 Bell_NP0 Telephone_NN1 Co._NN1 subsidiary_NN1 ._SENT 
Sidley_NP0 specialized_VVD in_PRP representing_VVG businesses_NN2 in_PRP regulated_AJ0 industries_NN2 ._SENT Satisfying_VVG the_AT0 government_NN1 's_POS demands_NN2 to_TO0 end_VVI AT_PRP &_NP0 T_NP0 's_POS permitted_AJ0 monopoly_NN1 over_PRP service_NN1 was_VBD particularly_AV0 difficult_AJ0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Trienens_NP0 's_POS colleagues_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 company_NN1 had_VHD argued_VVN for_PRP years_NN2 that_CJT dismantling_VVG the_AT0 network_NN1 would_VM0 jeopardize_VVI the_AT0 quality_NN1 of_PRF local_AJ0 phone_NN1 service_NN1 that_CJT AT_PRP &_NN1 T_ZZ0 supported_VVN with_PRP profits_NN2 from_PRP its_DPS long-distance_AJ0 business_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC battling_VVG the_AT0 antitrust_NN1 case_NN1 against_PRP AT_PRP &_NN1 T_ZZ0 would_VM0 likely_AV0 take_VVI years_NN2 of_PRF federal_AJ0 court_NN1 litigation_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 uncertain_AJ0 outcome_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Trienens_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ died_VVD July_NP0 26_CRD at_PRP 97_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF age_NN1 ,_PUN eventually_AV0 advocated_VVN for_PRP the_AT0 voluntary_AJ0 separation_NN1 of_PRF AT_PRP &_NP0 T_NP0 's_POS regional_AJ0 phone_NN1 companies_NN2 ._SENT Divesting_VVG these_DT0 highly_AV0 regulated_AJ0 providers_NN2 of_PRF local_AJ0 service_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Baby_NN1 Bells_NN2 ,_PUN would_VM0 leave_VVI AT_PRP &_NN1 T_ZZ0 with_PRP its_DPS long-distance_AJ0 service_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS equipment-manufacturing_AJ0 business_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 freedom_NN1 to_TO0 pursue_VVI new_AJ0 businesses_NN2 in_PRP computers_NN2 and_CJC cable_NN1 television_NN1 ._SENT 
By_PRP 1984_CRD ,_PUN AT_PRP &_NP0 T_NP0 had_VHD reached_VVN a_AT0 consent_NN1 decree_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 federal_AJ0 government_NN1 that_CJT created_VVD seven_CRD new_AJ0 regional_AJ0 phone_NN1 companies_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 deal_NN1 set_VVD the_AT0 stage_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 creation_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 current_AJ0 telecom_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Trienens_NP0 's_POS colleagues_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 regional_AJ0 operators_NN2 ,_PUN SBC_NP0 Communications_NN2 Inc._AJ0 ,_PUN later_AV0 bought_VVD its_DPS former_DT0 parent_NN1 and_CJC took_VVD its_DPS name_NN1 ,_PUN creating_VVG the_AT0 modern_AJ0 AT_PRP &_NN1 T_ZZ0 Inc._AJ0 
