He was appointed by President Carter to the National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures. He also served as a consultant on antitrust issues to the Department of Justice, the Department of Energy, the Federal Trade Commission, the Senate and House subcommittees on antitrust, and the California attorney general's office.
In 1992, he was named Antitrust Lawyer of the Year by the California State Bar Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section.
Choper remembered Sullivan as "street-smart and savvy [but] with a gentle manner about him, low-key and soft-spoken.
" He conveyed this notion of wisdom and truly was one of a handful of leading people in antitrust law."
He is survived by his wife, Joan; three sons from his first marriage that ended in divorce, Larry B., Mark and Neil; stepsons Eric, Douglas and Jonathan; stepdaughter Emily Sears Vaughn; 10 grandchildren; and one-great grandson.
Funeral services are private.
Instead of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Professor Lawrence A. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund at Southwestern Law School.
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