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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 of XOMA Corporation (Nos. 333-108306, 333-151416, 333-171429, 333-174730, 333-181849 and 333-198719) pertaining to the 1981 Share Option Plan, the Restricted Share Plan, the 1992 Directors Share Option Plan, the Amended and Restated 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the 2007 CEO Share Option Plan and the Amended and Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive and Stock Award Plan and in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of XOMA Corporation (Nos. 333-183486, 333-191078, 333-196707 and 333-201882) and the related Prospectuses of XOMA Corporation, of our reports dated March 11, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of XOMA Corporation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of XOMA Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Francisco, California

March 11, 2015

 

 

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