Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
"The disqualification of an attorney is a matter that rests within the sound discretion of the court . . . A party seeking to disqualify an adversary's lawyer under Code of Professional Responsibility DR 5-108 (a) (1) (22 NYCRR 1200.27 [a] [1]) must prove `(1) the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel, (2) that the matters involved in...
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