Wake Up Call: Ropes & Gray Finds Notre Dame Swim Team Gambling

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• The University of Notre Dame has suspended its men’s swimming team for at least one academic year after an investigation by Ropes & Gray confirmed reports of widespread gambling, in violation of National Collegiate Athletics Assocation rules. (The Athletic)
• Mississippi lawyer Jay Foster is accused of mixing up two women named Dorothy Anderson and settling an injury claim on behalf of the wrong one. Foster allegedly provided false information to his professional liability insurance carrier and then filed charges against one of the women. (Insurance Journal)
• If elected president, Vice President Kamala Harris would not only be the first woman to hold the job, she would also be the second person to serve as president without a degree from from a Top 14 law school. (Law.com)

Laterals, Moves, In-house

• David Delafield will join Perkins Coie as its new chief financial officer. He moves from Davis Wright Tremaine.
• Shai Larkin joined Buchalter as a corporate practice group shareholder in its San Diego office.