EXHIBIT 23.2




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated February 3, 1998 included in XOMA Ltd.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998, and to all references to our firm included in this
Registration Statement.

                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                                                     /s/ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


San Francisco, California
February 10, 2000