You want the wave near your turret until you have Wit’s end. She can run you down very easily with her passive and ult. Try not to push the wave when you are farming with q.

3Q>E max Avoid getting poked in lane by Akali’s q in the early game since she can proc her passive auto on you pretty easily. Farm with q and e. Give up cs and stay in xp range if you have to.

Do not trade with akali early on. Farm with q and e. You have to constantly space Akali’s q. If you are constantly taking poke damage in order to farm, she can force you out of lane easily. Akali has a lot of burst damage and spikes much faster and harder than you in the early game. Thus, you need to respect her damage early.