Anthony Collins Solicitors (AC) is a national sector-specialist law firm with a core purpose of improving lives, communities, and society. With over 300 staff and 40 partners, the firm is a leading advisor in the social housing, local government, health and social care, charities, and social business sectors, while also supporting individuals in a personal capacity. AC works with chief executives, membership bodies, policy advisors, and government organisations to address societal challenges and influence social policy.
The firm’s legal services cover a broad range of sectors:
Social housing: Advising registered providers nationwide on stock transfers, joint ventures, housing litigation, corporate services, property matters, and funding—securing over £1.2 billion in new funding in 2023/24 for 4,050 affordable homes.
Local government: Supporting around 50% of councils in England and Wales with contracts, procurement, reorganisation, redevelopment, and governance.
Health and social care: Serving major providers and collaborating with key sector bodies to inform national social care policy.
Social business: Assisting values-driven enterprises, social enterprises, cooperatives, and mutuals with legal support in funding, governance, succession planning, and employee ownership.
Private client: Offering wills, trusts, personal planning, personal injury, and clinical negligence services, including publicly funded legal aid. The firm is a regional leader in childcare and family law, handling 48% of all childcare cases at Birmingham County Court in 2023/24.
Charities: Ranked among the top five charity law advisors in the UK, advising on registrations, governance, regulatory compliance, and acting as interim managers appointed by the Charity Commission.
Anthony Collins Solicitors was the first Midlands-based law firm to receive B Corp accreditation (December 2022), reflecting its focus on social impact, sustainability, and inclusion. The firm has set a target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030 and maintains a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I). In 2023/24, 94% of the firm’s work directly contributed to improving lives, communities, and society.
Staffing
40 UK Partners
163 Other UK Fee-Earners