Tax expert Joan Ramon Ramos has been proposed to be the new dean of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB), whose candidacy is defined as "that of real change" and which includes lawyers Sara Iglesias as a candidate for vice-dean and Carmen del Castillo as secretary. The list sets a profile against headed by civil lawyer Cristina Vallejo, followed by criminal lawyer Jorge Navarro, who are labeled as continuists. Both teams are preparing for the college elections on June 19 to take over from dean Jesús Sánchez, who has held the position since 2022 and will not seek a repeat.

Changes are coming to the governing board of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB), one of the largest professional organizations, given that membership is mandatory for the thousands of lawyers practicing in the region. The first to announce her intention to succeed Jesús Sánchez as dean—who arrived in January 2022 after years of involvement with the bar's government and is not seeking a repeat term—has been civil lawyer Cristina Vallejo. A partner and director of the VPG firm, which has five lawyers in total, she served as a member of the bar's governing board (2017-2021) and as training coordinator (2021-2024).