Barrett Tenbarge advises clients on the full lifecycle of FDA regulation and compliance, and on navigating complex public policy and regulatory issues, especially with a nexus in FDA regulation. Across all FDA product categories, Barrett has extensive experience and advises FDA-regulated organizations on product development, compliance, enforcement, investigations, transactions and public policy matters.

Prior to Faegre Drinker, Barrett served as General Counsel at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee under Chair Bill Cassidy. In addition to his work on FDA matters, he acted as the principal staffer responsible for committee process, rules, precedent and ethics, and advised on policy, legal and oversight matters across the entire HELP Committee jurisdiction. At the HELP Committee, Barrett was involved in negotiating and drafting multiple pieces of legislation that became law, including serving as one of the lead drafters and negotiators of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA).