Jim Bowers is director, Compliance Risk Services and practices in the areas of compliance risk management, corporate governance, ethics, and antitrust and securities law. In this capacity, Jim provides legal advice related to the numerous compliance and ethical requirements mandated under a variety of state and federal laws, as well as regulations and compliance best practices.
Jim joined the firm after 25 years of legal and compliance experience at Aetna Inc. The last position he held at Aetna was vice president, corporate compliance, where Jim had broad responsibilities for compliance and ethics matters, including executive and board compliance counseling. Over the years, Jim also has functioned as senior antitrust and securities counsel. Prior to joining Aetna, Jim held a senior position in the Office of the General Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission and before that taught law at the University of South Carolina School of Law and Boston University School of Law.