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Posted: June 24, 2025
IREON new member profile: Rania Sedhom
Name: Rania Sedhom
Title: Managing Member
Company: Sedhom Law Group, PLLC
Address: 630 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 2508, New York, NY 10111
What year did you join ireon: 2025
Birthplace: Egypt
Education: Syracuse Univ. College of Law, Columbia Univ. and Brooklyn Tech H.S.
First job: Telemarketer at Moishe’s moving and storage
First job in real estate or allied field: Attorney for a seller of real estate
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I am a workaholic because I love my job and my clients, but I am planning for retirement so that I can prioritize my family and travel. However, retirement is in a far distance.
One fun fact about you is: I sang at Carnegie Hall
Two words to describe your work environment: Beautiful and collaborative
Three things on your bucket list: Visit Italy, attend the Kentucky Derby, successfully plan a reunion for my 50 first cousins.
Favorite streaming series: “The Lincoln Lawyer”
Favorite movie: “Alive”
Favorite book: “Never Split the Difference”
Favorite vacation destination: Anywhere with my husband is my favorite place.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead, but NOT related to you) who would it be and where would you go? John Jay, the first Supreme Court Justice. Since he is from NY, I’d show him around NY so he could see how it’s changed.
Rules to live by in business: Be genuine and never give up.
What is your DREAM job? (NOT your current job): The doctor who cures Alzheimer’s.
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