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 categoryRevolving Doors: latest laterals for Morgan Lewis, McDermott and Winston TaylorLaw firmsNews Editor12 Jun 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss hires in M&A as Paul Hastings and Latham bolster disputesLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Jun 2026Trading Places: Simpson continues K&E raid as Paul Weiss adds disputes in HoustonLaw firmsEliza Winter19 May 2026Leading UK and US trio advise as easyJet grounds £4.7bn Castlelake approachLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves22 Jun 2026Bakers’ outgoing London chief on why the firm is doubling down on transactions in the CityLaw firmsTom Cox17 Jun 2026Top US duo tune in as Fox makes $22bn streaming acquisitionLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Jun 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