EMC GC Says Tech Giant Hasn’t Gotten Too Big

When Paul Dacier first joined EMC Corporation in 1990, the company was bringing in about $160 million in revenue, and Dacier was the company’s only full-time lawyer.

Today, EMC has more than 68,000 employees worldwide, and Dacier, who was named an executive vice president in 2006, oversees approximately 120 lawyers worldwide. Last year, the company brought in over $24 billion.

As EMC has grown in size, it’s also grown in complexity, acquiring significant holdings in other tech companies grouped together in an arrangement the company calls the EMC Federation .

Some shareholders, most notably hedge fund Elliott Management , say a number of member companies could ...