In the Media | November 20, 2025
Asian Legal Business
Several Gibson Dunn lawyers recently spoke with Asian Legal Business about the growth in M&A dealmaking across the Asia Pacific market. Partner David Wolber noted that cross-border M&A activity touching both the United States and China has grown increasingly complex.
“Cross-border M&A activity with touchpoints to both China and the U.S. continues to pose a number of regulatory, commercial, political, and reputational risk challenges, particularly in certain high-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence or semiconductors,” David said.
Partner Tyler Cohen said that there has been “an extended uptick in infrastructure-driven activity, both in digital infrastructure and energy transition-related targets.”
Partner Connell O’Neill added that data sovereignty has emerged as a critical consideration that can make or break technology deals. “We are fielding more questions about data sovereignty in tech commercial and M&A deals as this issue influences technology and business direction,” Connell said.