The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore10 April 2015Corporate and M&AGlobal London 2015 With Akin Gump and Cooley securing multimillion-pound teams, a wave of new entrants to the City are re-writing the playbook for expansion in London. What is driving the new breed?Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresDechert posts 27% PEP hike as expansion drive continuesCooley London revenue jumps 17% to break £100mSpread of transatlantic firms in the mix on Unilever’s $45bn food business sale‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate pushS&C, Kirkland, Skadden among Q1 M&A leaders as megadeals drive activityComment: Momentum – the little-discussed magic that can lead to big successGame Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthroughGlobal London 2015