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
September 15, 1999