Law firms The Third Wave – high stakes City deals for Akin and Cooley highlight changing tactics Tom Moore · 10 April 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Global London 2015 Akin Cooley 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 categoryWilmerHale rebuilds in London with disputes heads from CC and CooleyLaw firmsEliza Winter2 Oct 2026Trading Places: Gibson Dunn picks up Paul Weiss disputes trio as Latham finance pair move to V&ELaw firmsWill Lewallen25 Sep 2026OpenAI launches Astra for Law, with early access for select firmsLaw firmsWill Lewallen18 Sep 2026White & Case targets US in latest partner promotions roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen16 Oct 2026Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in line for nearly £60m in fees for Apollo-easyJet dealLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Oct 2026Four elite US firms on call for dating app Bumble’s $1.3bn take-privateWill Lewallen13 Oct 2026Comment: Momentum – the little-discussed magic that can lead to big successLaw firmsLegal Business20 Jul 2015Game Over – Global London firms make winning moves as US players secure their breakthroughLaw firmsJaishree Kalia10 Apr 2015Global London 2015Law firmsLegal Business10 Apr 2015