The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys Ali Bartlett, Alex Gortchilova, Sarah Studzinski and Mark Wohlford have been elected partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2022.

“We are pleased to see these four attorneys transition into leadership roles within the firm,” said Jeffrey Gaither, managing partner of Bose McKinney & Evans. “They are exactly the kind of people you want as partners — smart, hardworking lawyers and all around nice people.”

Ali Bartlett is an attorney in the Gaming Group at Bose McKinney & Evans. She also serves as a professional with Bose Public Affairs Group. She assists clients in policy, regulatory compliance, and licensing matters within the casino gaming and state lottery industries. She also has experience in legislative lobbying, municipal law, government procurement and general government regulatory work, and administrative law. Bartlett is a member of International Masters of Gaming Law. She is a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in psychology and earned her law degree at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

Alexandra Gortchilova is an attorney with the Business Services Group of Bose McKinney & Evans. She assists firm clients with a variety of business, employee benefit, real estate and construction issues and has specific background with corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, establishing 501(c)(3) organizations, and multi-unit purchase and sale franchised transactions. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and earned her law degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Sarah Studzinski is an attorney in the Business Services and Real Estate Groups of Bose McKinney & Evans. She is involved with drafting and reviewing the documents needed at various stages of a company’s life cycle, including formation, acquisition, transfer and approval documents. Studzinski also assists clients in real estate due diligence, title and survey review, and loan document review. She also has assisted clients with women-owned and minority-owned businesses (MBE/WBEs) certifications. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and her law degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Mark Wohlford is an attorney in the Labor and Employment and Litigation Groups of Bose McKinney & Evans, where he assists clients with a wide array of labor and employment matters including employment litigation, discrimination and wrongful termination defense, wage claims, non-compete, confidentiality, and non-solicitation agreements, and compliance with FMLA, ADA, FLSA, and other employment-related state and federal statutes. Wohlford has represented clients at the local, state and federal level in employment-related disputes and has conducted independent investigations into alleged discriminatory actions and misconduct for both private and public entities. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and received his law degree from George Mason University School of Law.