Dr. Armand Hammer, Chairman and Founder of Occidental Petroleum, after what he stated was a several month search to find what he considered to be the best trial lawyer, chose Mr. Goldberg to defend his $450 million art collection against a claim of fraud made by the beneficiary of his wife's estate. In a biography of Dr. Hammer, The Dark Side of Power by Carl Blumay (Simon & Schuster), the author wrote, “Armand hired Goldberg to represent him against a pending lawsuit in California which he declared was going to be the most difficult struggle of my long life. Hammer was one of history's greatest industrial living legends. After a number of court sessions the word at Occidental was that his counsel had performed brilliantly.”

Writing of his choice of counsel in his many litigations, Donald Trump wrote in The Art of the Comeback (Random House): “What really piqued my interest in Goldberg was that he was a lawyer who, by reputation, was tough and fierce. Goldberg had long been earning the plaudits of lawyers for his outstanding defense work. I called Goldberg and arranged to meet with him that same day. I took an instant liking to him and retained him on the spot to act for me as my lead counsel.”

In his autobiography, Waylon (Warner Books), country music star Waylon Jennings wrote “Jay Goldberg orchestrated my defense. He’s one of the greatest lawyers in the world and when he got into his legal mode, he was an artist. When he walked in the courtroom the government didn’t have a chance against him. I even wrote a song about him.”

Country music legend, Willie Nelson, for thirty years has chosen him as his lead counsel in a number of complex litigations.

He has represented Carl Icahn, the New York Daily News, Miles Davis, the jazz legend, as well as Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones, Bono, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, among others, in various litigations.