On June 1, 2020, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice released updated guidance to its prosecutors on how to evaluate the design, implementation, and effective operation of corporate compliance programs in determining whether, and to what extent, the DOJ considers a corporation’s compliance program to have been effective at the time of the offense and to be effective at the time of a charging decision or resolution. The guidance updates a prior version issued on April 30, 2019. The updated 2020 guidance makes several notable changes to the language of its predecessor, but the core structure and content of the guidance remains the same.