Evercore Partners Inc. said Mark Burton joined its advisory business as a senior managing director, based in New York. He comes from Barclays Capital, where he was vice chairman and a senior member of the financial institutions group. Before Barclays acquired the U.S. operations of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Burton was a vice chairman at Lehman, and a member of its strategic committee, senior client council and business development committee. Burton began his career at Lehman in 1981.

Early-stage venture capital firm Levensohn Venture Partners hired Scott Sillers as a general partner, focusing on operations administration, fundraising and relationships with the firm's limited partners. Previously, Sillers was president of Chicago's Melvin Securities.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP hired Steven Goldman as a partner in the corporate department.

Goldman (pictured) had been the State of New Jersey's Department of Banking and Insurance commissioner since 2006.

Check The Deal Pipeline for updates on these Movers & shakers:

• Lake Pointe Partners LLC added GE Capital's Roger Tauchman as a director.
• Janney Montgomery Scott LLC recently hired Steven Higgins as a managing director.
• Duane Morris LLP said corporate attorney Steven Gray joined the firm as a partner in Chicago.