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 categoryTrading 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 2026Trading Places: Weil makes New York hire as Paul Weiss picks up Kirkland funds partnerLaw firmsKate Peacock9 Sep 2026‘People need to feel it’ – Reed Smith chiefs on upping the firm’s ambitionLaw firmsTom Cox29 Sep 2026A&O Shearman and HSFK lead as Airtel plans landmark London IPOLaw firmsWill Lewallen24 Sep 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 2015Transatlantic firms outstrip peers on five-year PEP growth, LB100 data revealsLaw firmsAlex Ryan20 Dec 2024