International law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP (Shearman) recently released its “FCPA Digest: Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” a statistical and substantive analysis of the enforcement of the FCPA in the first half of 2012. This article summarizes Shearman’s report and discusses statistics on enforcement activity (including the common characteristics of recent settlements) and developments related to statutory issues, compliance guidelines, private litigation, anti-bribery enforcement abroad and FCPA reform.