A partner at Australian law firm Hall & Wilcox has been appointed chair of the global legal organization SCG Legal, a worldwide network of 122 independent law firms from more than 60 countries.

Mark Dunphy, who has represented Hall & Wilcox within SCG Legal for more than 15 years and has been on its board for seven years, is the first Asia Pacific-based lawyer to serve as chair of the organization. His term is for 12 months.