Herbert Geer has upped its partner numbers by two, having recently appointed Ian Wright and Paul Noonan.

Wright is based in the firm's planning, government and infrastructure team in Brisbane. He's joined by special counsels Samantha Johnson and Ben Caldwell. He has particualr expertise in drafting land use planning, infrastructure planning and local law instruments for state and local government and development corporations.

Noonan has joined the firm's Melbourne IP, technology and entertainment team. He has extensive experience and has acted for some of Australia's largest listed companies and not-for-profit organisations as well as large and small private companies, including technology and content provider start-ups.