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 category‘The centre of gravity for Southeast Asia’ – why PE investment is making Singapore increasingly attractiveLaw firmsKate Peacock8 May 2026Revolving Doors: US firms lead hiring as White & Case, Cleary, McDermott build across EuropeLaw firmsEliza Winter8 May 2026Akin hires four-partner Sidley private equity team across NY and LondonLaw firmsWill Lewallen8 May 2026A-list firms call the tune on Sony’s multibillion-dollar music catalogue acquisitionLaw firmsEliza Winter13 May 2026Ashurst EMEA energy and infrastructure M&A head set to join Vinson’s City baseLaw firmsWill Lewallen11 May 2026Latham and Davis Polk gear up for $2bn Lime IPOLaw firmsWill Lewallen11 May 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